A History of Executive Orders

A brief look at the history of executive orders shows us just how powerful these directives can be. They offer the president an immediate way to advance his policies without the approval of the judicial and legislative branches. As one former White House aide put it, executive orders are "the stroke of the pen, the law of the land. Kind of cool." They're more than kind of cool, if you ask us. Some are kind of controversial and many more incredibly memorable. Here's a look back at prominent executive orders from the past... Tags: history of executive actions , history of executive orders , history of executive orders by president , history of presidential executive actions , history of presidential executive orders , the first president to issue an executive order , the president’s constitutional power to issue executive orders To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2016 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post A History of Executive Orders appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .