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LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE OF
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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Legislative Reference ServiceEECUTIVE ORDERS
(A Brief History of Their Use
and the President's Power to Issue Them),[NUTE: While this report contains much information
on the history of Executive Orders, due to the
limited time allowed for its preparation it does
not purport to be an exhaustive study on the subject]
Under the Constitution of the United States, the Presi-
dent is vested with the executive power of the Government (Article
Ii, Section 1, Clause 1), the power to preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution (Article II, Section 1, Clause 8), and
the power to see that the laws are faithfully executed (Article
II, Section 3). From these powers is implied the authority to
issue Executive Orders.
In subject matter executive Orders have covered a wide
scope, ranging from the appointment of a charwoman in a local
post offic,- (No. 6420, November 9, 1933) to prescribing rules
and regulations under the Trading-with-the-Enemy Act (No. 2796,
January 26, 1918). Most Orders relate to the conduct of govern-
ment business but many have a wider significance. An Executive
Order has never been defined by Congress.LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CAL1FORNLA
SANTA BARBARA
MA R 1970
GOVT. PUBLICATIONS DEPT.I
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Fennell, Margaret. Executive Orders (A Brief History of Their Use and the President's Power to Issue them), report, June 26, 1963; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1039071/m1/1/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.