Executive orders /
Miller, Derek L.,
Executive orders / Derek Miller. - First edition. - 64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. - How government works . - How government works (Cavendish Square) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are executive orders? -- Who issues executive orders? -- Executive orders in action -- What happens next -- Glossary.
The president's ability to issue executive orders is a process steeped in misconceptions. This must-have volume looks at the history of this important executive power, explains executive orders that have had wide-ranging effects, and demonstrates the legal limits of the president's power. With emphases on checks and balances put in place by the U.S. Constitution and responses from Congress and the Supreme Court to past executive orders, the book covers the objectives of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards. Contemporary examples of executive orders, such as President Trump's orders related to immigration, provide background knowledge about key debates today.
9781502640604 1502640600 9781502640598 1502640597
2018023389
Executive power--United States--Juvenile literature.
Executive orders--United States--Juvenile literature.
Presidents--United States--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Executive orders / Derek Miller. - First edition. - 64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. - How government works . - How government works (Cavendish Square) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are executive orders? -- Who issues executive orders? -- Executive orders in action -- What happens next -- Glossary.
The president's ability to issue executive orders is a process steeped in misconceptions. This must-have volume looks at the history of this important executive power, explains executive orders that have had wide-ranging effects, and demonstrates the legal limits of the president's power. With emphases on checks and balances put in place by the U.S. Constitution and responses from Congress and the Supreme Court to past executive orders, the book covers the objectives of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards. Contemporary examples of executive orders, such as President Trump's orders related to immigration, provide background knowledge about key debates today.
9781502640604 1502640600 9781502640598 1502640597
2018023389
Executive power--United States--Juvenile literature.
Executive orders--United States--Juvenile literature.
Presidents--United States--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.