Executive Authority in Action Reagan's Major Orders

Beyond the rather brief enunciation of the executive branch given in the Constitution, what does the President of the United States do? What roles has the ... We test this portrait of presidential decision-making by examining determinants of the annual variation in the number of exec- utive orders issued during the ... Perhaps unsurprisingly, executive orders peaked during Franklin D. Roosevelt's unprecedented 12 years in office. Roosevelt issued 3,721 orders ... While Reagan and both Bushes—all Republican presidents—issued significant numbers of executive orders, conservative scholars argue that Democrats Clinton ... Presidential Emergency Action Documents (PEADs) are executive orders, proclamations, and messages to Congress that are prepared in anticipation of a range ... Issuing signing statements, Giving the president's intended interpretation of bills passed by Congress ; Negotiating executive agreements, Agreements with heads ... Executive Order 12544. Blocking Libyan Government property in the United States or held by U.S. persons ; Executive Order 12545. National Commission on Space. Ronald Reagan issued the most prominent executive order addressing federalism on October 26, 1987. Executive Order (EO) 12612 expressed Reagan's desire “to ... In the course of directing the activities of the executive branch, presidents since George Washington have issued executive orders on a wide variety of subjects ... Beginning with President Ronald Reagan, presidents of both political parties increasingly have relied on executive orders and other unilateral written ...