Executive Orders and the Expansion of Presidential Power

If Congress makes the laws, why do presidential executive orders appear to be more important now than ever? Explore this evolution and consider some of the most famous and infamous executive orders in U.S. history, including the Emancipation Proclamation, FDR's closing of the nation's banks, the wartime internment of Japanese Americans, Truman's desegregation of the armed forces, LBJ's affirmative action, and Trump's Muslim travel ban. Learn what may be done to prevent overuse of executive orders, such as judicial review and Congressional action to reclaim its power to write laws that limit presidential discretion.