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12 of The Boldest Executive Orders in U.S. History To Kick Off Your Presidents Day - HeinOnline Blog
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12 of the Boldest Executive Orders in U.S. History to Kick Off Your Presidents
Day
B Y T A R A K I B L E R ( H T T P S : // H O M E . H E I N O N L I N E . O R G / B L O G / A U T H O R / T K I B L E R / ) FEBRUARY 17, 2020
On the third Monday of every February, many around the United States honor those who have served as
President. First established in 1879 to observe George Washington’s birthday, the holiday has become a catch-all
celebration of the highest office in the country.
To celebrate Presidents Day this year, let’s take a look at one of the most effective courses of action for the
President of the United States: the executive order. This type of directive, vaguely awarded to the executive
branch in Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution (https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?
h=hein.usreports/constiusa2016&i=483), can cover all sorts of topics as long as it has some basis in the
Constitution or federal law.
Once signed, the executive order bears the power of law. Stick around to discover some of the most famous (and
infamous) executive orders so far using HeinOnline’s U.S. Presidential Library
(https://heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=presidents).
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Tara Kibler
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M O R E P O S T S ( H T T P S : // H O M E . H E I N O N L I N E . O R G / B LO G / A U T H O R / T K I B L E R / )
t a g s : u . s . p r e s i d e n t i a l l i b r a r y ( h t t p s : // h o m e . h e i n o n l i n e . o r g / b l o g / t a g / u s - p r e s i d e n t i a l - l i b r a r y / ) , u . s .
p r e s i d e n t s ( h t t p s : // h o m e . h e i n o n l i n e . o r g / b l o g / t a g / u s - p r e s i d e n t s / ) , u . s . s t a t u t e s a t l a r g e
( h t t p s : // h o m e . h e i n o n l i n e . o r g / b l o g / t a g / u s - s t a t u t e s - a t - l a r g e / ) , w o r l d c o n s t i t u t i o n s i l l u s t r a t e d
( h t t p s : // h o m e . h e i n o n l i n e . o r g / b l o g / t a g / w o r l d - c o n s t i t u t i o n s - i l l u s t r a t e d / )
HISTO RY
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The wildfires that ravaged the Hawai‘ian island of Maui and completely destroyed the city of Lahaina last month have rekindled conversations about
the controversial history of how Hawai‘i came to be an American state in the first place.
ECON O M I CS
(https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2023/09/the-history-of-minimum-wage-in-the-united-states/)
Millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet, working multiple jobs to make up for the fact that the federal minimum wage has not kept up with
the rate of inflation. However, it hasn’t always been difficult to live off of a minimum wage job.
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