by Piper Halliday | Feb 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
The number of presidential executive orders per year has reached a record high since Jimmy Carter’s presidency. An executive order, as explained by the American Bar Association, is a “signed, written, and published directive from the President of the United States...
by Hazel Martello | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
On November 2nd, 2020, just one day prior to the United States’ general elections, President Trump established the “1776 Commission” through an executive order. The commission is tasked with ensuring the United States’ children receive a “patriotic education.” The...
by Ronen Schatsky | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
The Trump presidency has alarmed lots of people about the power of the executive branch. Democrats and even some Republicans are expressing serious concerns that the President is overstepping his authority and setting a dangerous president for a strong executive that...
by Charlotte Kelly | Feb 22, 2019 | Rollins College
In the blog post by Taylor Williams of Saint Louis University, she addresses Donald Trump’s usage of executive power to declare a “national emergency” in order to circumvent congress and secure funding for his border wall. Although it is not beyond his power to...
by Thomas Baumgarten | Feb 18, 2018 | Ohio State University
Some may argue that Trump’s use of the executive order is responsible for the erosion of democracy by eliminating the system of checks and balances that are in place. I will argue that the necessary checks and balances are still in place, and that they will continue...
