Chapter 13 - the President and Executive Orders-Ordinance Power
Directions: Read the paragraphs below. View the latest executive orders issued by the current President (see link below). Read about the most controversial executive order (see link below). Answer the questions listed below. Post your answers.
Presidents have the power to issues executive orders. An executive order is a signed, written, and published directive from the President of the United States. One type is a ordinance, this type addresses managing operations of the federal government. As outlined by the Constitution, the power to make laws belongs to the legislature. Although, in cases when the legislature is not in session, and 'immediate action' is needed, the President can create an ordinance. An ordinance is a law, but not legislation.
Another type of executive order is a proclamation. Proclamations, which are signed by the President communicate information on holidays, commemorations, federal observances, and trade. President Lincoln signed several famous proclamations which have remained in effect today. You may know them as: Emancipation Proclamation, Thanksgiving Proclamation, the National Day of Prayer that have had a profound effect on our cou
Another type of executive order is a proclamation. Proclamations, which are signed by the President communicate information on holidays, commemorations, federal observances, and trade. President Lincoln signed several famous proclamations which have remained in effect today. You may know them as: Emancipation Proclamation, Thanksgiving Proclamation, the National Day of Prayer that have had a profound effect on our cou
According to the American Bar Association, "Executive orders are not legislation; they require no approval from Congress, and Congress cannot simply overturn them. Congress may pass legislation that might make it difficult, or even impossible, to carry out the order, such as removing funding. Only a sitting U.S. President may overturn an existing executive order by issuing another executive order to that effect". (Insights, Vol 17 Issue 1. Downloaded on 11/27/17 from The American Bar Association )
If you follow current events, you would have heard of a recent controversial ordinance. President Trump exercised the ordinance power in the, Executive Order: Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States. Every ordinance is published and available for view on the president's website. Take a look at some of the executive power exercised as ordinance power issued by the current President Ordinance of President Donald Trump
Now that you are doing a little research, take a look at the With Executive Orders, Trump Embraces Time-Honored Power Move and answer the questions below.
Questions:
- Describe the social and economic impact of one of the ordinances issued by President Donald Trump.
- Describe the social impact on 2 proclamations issued by Abraham Lincoln.
- Explain how to overturn an ordinance of Executive Power.
- What is the constitutional basis for Presidential executive orders based on the reading of the article, "With Executive Orders, Trump Embraces Time-Honored Power Move"?
1) President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” signed on September 22nd has incited a great deal of controversy. The contents of the order implicate that diversity trainings addressing discrimination and racism in the workplace make white workers feel “discomfort”- allegedly ousted for their privilege. An excerpt of the order elucidates this select perspective directly: “...many people are pushing a different vision of America that is grounded in hierarchies based on collective social and political identities rather than in the inherent and equal dignity of every person as an individual. This ideology is rooted in the pernicious and false belief that America is an irredeemably racist and sexist country; that some people, simply on account of their race or sex, are oppressors; and that racial and sexual identities are more important than our common status as human beings and Americans” (whittehouse.gov). Trump has called the educational workshops “anti-American,” alluding to the programs’ curriculum to stir hate upon established American institutions and their working bodies. Organizations such as the NAACP and National Urban League have publicly filed complaints to federal authorities, claiming that the overturning of institutional programs promoting inclusivity violates workers’ rights to equal treatment and free speech. They raise the argument that American companies’ efforts to appoint more diverse teams of leadership to educate their workforces about discrimination and systemic racism in corporate environments is being unjustly squashed due to white dominance.
ReplyDeleteEconomically, this executive order affects many sectors. Focus on minority nomination to leading positions is also negatively dismissed in light of this policy reversal. Not to mention the implications on federal funding to educational institutions. The University of Iowa, for instance, suspended its diversity efforts in response to Trump’s executive decision. Although, when the Biden administration is sworn in the upcoming January, the diversity training order may be overturned. In that case, businesses and universities may be able to again acquire the funding necessary to continue workshops educating employees of racism and discrimination, and inform them if effective ways to become more encompassing to diversity in the future.
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ReplyDelete(1)The Emancipation Proclamation was one of the most defining ordinances in United States history. The social changes uprooted from that document were life-changing for many. Civil War efforts morphed from a goal to an insistence for freedom from the Union powers. It enabled former slaves to participate in the army, and progressed their fight for freedom and equality in American citizenship. The proclamation itself did not outlaw slavery, but it gave purpose to many for the Union war effort in reuniting the country for much-needed change.
Aside from the social changes the Emancipation Proclamation accelerated widespread upon systemic degradation of the rights of certain groups, it did outlaw European forces from taking part in the conclusion of the Civil War to aid the Confederacy. Socially, this act distanced Europe even farther from United States relations at this time, and, in turn, triggered other countries (many of whom already outlawed slavery) to readily support the Union. The proclamation both cemented select foreign ally relations and the stance of citizens deserving of voice in the political scene.
(2) The Proclamation of Blockade Against Southern Ports, issued by Lincoln in 1861, evidently affected the South especially during the Civil War. Popularly termed the “Union Blockade,” Northern forces, under Lincoln’s request, attempted to prevent any sources of advantage to enter Southern states (e.g. weapons, troops, supplies).. Many even questioned if the blockade was a waste of time in the beginning of the war, but, in the end, it did exercise both its social and economic impact. The effort indeed left both Confederate powers struggling, and surprisingly the Union as well. Confederate soldiers, along with Southern-supporting citizens were rid dry of essential supplies time and time again, causing the South’s economy to be halted for a couple years. To precipitate this, however, the Union needed to hold their ground. They had to monitor coastline spanning multiple football fields in hopes of keeping the South’s small, quick shipping vessels immobile. The Southern Navy being a competent force only complicated their mission. Although the blockade ended up being only partially successful in the end, the overwhelming threat flooded southern states in critical years of the war. If Lincoln’s proposed plans were to exact to complete fruition, the south’s economy would have been devastated.
3) Congress can follow a few variant strategies to overturn an executive order: by passing counterintuitive legislation of sorts Only a sitting U.S. President can overturn an existing executive order by issuing another to the effect of the first.
4) Although not explicitly stated in the constitution, executive orders are allegedly “...as old as the republic itself… their unilateral use has been upheld by the Supreme Court” (www.nbcnews.com). The Constitution, in fact, gives much, even an overwhelming amount of dictionary power to the president. Some people may not realize the force a sitting president constitutionally upholds when sworn in office. It is commonly referred to as an extension of Article III of the Constitution: “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” As evident in history, executive orders seem to be passed most often when the current presidency is taken by an alternate (most likely opposing) party. The Obama Administration, for instance, rolled out nine executive orders- being the highest in forty years namely. Donald Trump followed by passing eight orders, when reversing the presidency from Democrat to Republican.