Executive Orders

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

What is an executive order?
This is a directive issued by the President, which has the power of
a federal law. Presidents use them to create organisations or
committees, for example Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925
to create the President's Committee on Equal Employment
Opportunity, to help with…

· Truman issued an executive order to desegregate the Armed
Forces in 1948
· In 1957, Eisenhower issued an executive order to deploy
troops to protect the Little Rock Nine, in Little Rock,
Arkansas
· Reagan issued one to stop federal funding for abortions,
which Clinton repealed
· Clinton also…