05 - Executive Orders

What is a signed, written, and published directive from the President of the United States that manages the operations of the federal government?

• Executive Order

• Legislative Act

• Judicial Decree

• Administrative Guideline

Do executive orders require approval from Congress?

• Yes, they always require approval

• No, they require no approval

• Yes, but only for certain types of orders

• No, but they need public approval

Can Congress overturn an executive order?

• Yes, directly by voting

• No, not in any circumstance

• Yes, by passing a constitutional amendment

• No, but Congress can pass laws that make it difficult or impossible to carry out

What can the US Supreme Court do with an executive order?

• Nothing, as they have no jurisdiction over executive orders

• They can endorse it, making it a law

• They can find an executive order to be unconstitutional

• They can extend the duration of an executive order

Who has the power to overturn an executive order?

• The Vice President of the United States

• The Speaker of the House

• Only a sitting (current) US President

• The Chief Justice of the United States

What is considered a main weakness of Executive Orders?

• They require a long process to be enacted.

• They can be easily undone by the next administration.

• They are always issued by the President of a particular political party.

• They cannot be repealed or found unconstitutional.

Why are laws passed by Congress and signed by the President seen as more secure?

• They can be easily overturned by the next President.

• They are easier to enact than Executive Orders.

• They are much more difficult and rare to repeal or be found unconstitutional.

• They are only passed by one political party.

Who issued the executive order known as the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the purpose of the executive order known as the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To declare war on another country

• To emancipate all slaves inside Union lines during the Civil War

• To establish a new currency

• To create a public education system

Which President was responsible for the executive order creating the Office of Scientific Research and Development in 1941?

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson