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Learning Objectives

  • Identify sections of the Constitution that give the president the power to issue executive orders
  • Distinguish an executive order from a law
  • Explain what executive orders can do
  • Describe ways executive orders are terminated
Order up! What the president says goes... or does it? Discover what executive orders are, how they work, and what they can be used for, and how they are limited.

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Order up! What the president says goes... or does it? This printable infographic explains what executive orders are, how they work, and what they can be used for, and how they are limited. 

iCivics en español! A version of this infographic is available in Spanish along with a Spanish Teacher’s Guide.

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