Presidential+Powers+Activity

=With recent events relating to gun violence, President Obama has signed [|23 EXECUTIVE ORDERS]related to the issue.=

=An EXECUTIVE ORDER is a directive from the President that has the same power as a federal law. Like a federal law, Congress can pass a new law to overide the executive order, but that law is then subject to a presidential veto.=

== No where in the United States Constitution can you find the exact words "EXECUTIVE ORDER" but there is a vague grant of "[|executive power]" given in [|Article II], Section 1, [|Clause 1] of the Constitution, and furthered by the declaration "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" made in Article II, Section 3, [|Clause 5]. ==

Your task today is to examine some historical Presidential Executive Orders, and think about why our Chief Legislators may have used this awesome power at specific times in U.S. history.
1) Examine the E.O.'s of 3 the following Presidents: - LINCOLN  - FDR  - TRUMAN  - REGAN  - BUSH (H.W.)  - BUSH (W.)  - OBAMA

2) Use one of the following programs to create a visual representation of your findings. [|POPPLET] &[| SPAAZE]

3) On your graphic include the following:
 * A picture of the President
 * The title / # and date of the E.O.
 * A picture that represents the E.O.
 * A 2-3 sentence description why you think the President chose to take this action

4) [|Submit you completed graphic on this page]: