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What are the checks and balances for a Presidential Executive Order ?

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    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    It can not be against the US Constitution.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    The president is the head of the executive branch of government.

    He has a great deal of power in giving instructions to the exec departments.

    An exec order is the method that presidents use to issue those instructions.

    If Congress doesn't like it, they can pass a law limiting that power.

    Read this.

    http://voices.yahoo.com/executive-orders-us-consti...

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