How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer

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On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from “slave” to “free.” But his emancipation proclamation wasn’t a law - it was an executive order. The framers of the American Constitution made this power available to the executive branch. But what exactly is this tool, how does it work, and what’s the extent of its power? Christina Greer explains.
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The president sorta looks like the professor from Powerpuff Girls

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Nova Fawks it is a similar art style.

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Nova Fawks Don't you wish he were president instead? I mean... he is smart and has the backing of 3 super powered girls.

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freakychee just imagine if trump had 3 super powered girls backing him. He'd probably be grabbing all their pussies

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I see

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he looks like papa smurf had relations with professor utonium, and then he spilled some chemical X around and gave birth to the guy in this video

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Her: "William Henry Harrison never executed an executive order" Me: Oh? Her: "Because he died after 31 days" Me: oh...

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@@williammunny9916 As a muslim i do not understand this

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Execute order 66

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“Sometimes a president feels the need to exert power without working with congress.” “I am the Senate!”

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😂 But 😬

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Congress: Not yet.

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@@BambinaSaldanaPresident: It’s treason then

[@163reasonswhyrealestateage4]

You will be happy to know that I used your video as an educational lesson for my 7th grade grandson. This put him a step ahead of his civics class. He was able to discuss in class the differences between a law, a presidential decree, and an executive order. Both he and I totally enjoyed your presentation of this subject. Thanks!

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That channel name tho

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Its over Anakin i have the high ground! Not funny

[@evank3718]

“I’m an executive order, I pretty much just happen” - “School house rocks”

[@chocolatesamurai7236]

I love how I’m a high school senior and this term has never been mentioned ever. Thank you school.

[@jackward2191]

Derek Welk I mean if it’s a public school it is there job to teach you about how there government works. Most people have seen the term but probably don’t know what is exactly means

[@chocolatesamurai7236]

Derek Welk yes but apparently it is the responsibility of the government to make sure I know the sun is center of the solar system? No. Notice how you mention everything but school, as a place you have seen the topic. It’s not even a far fetched thing to teach. Wouldn’t it make sense for the government to sure you know everything about how the government works? Only reason I watched this vid was cuz, you guessed it, it hadn’t Been taught. This conversation wouldn’t even be happening if I was taught this in 12years of school.

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Derek Welk that could be applied to anything. Why teach math when you can google, were in the Information Age

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True

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I promise you they taught you this in school you just didn't pay attention

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[@dinamosflams]

2:03 - military expanding and health diminished. Yup, that sums up the role pretty well

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Sing it with me: “ *I’m an Executive order and I pretty much just happen* “

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snl viewer too?

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John Keith probably not the real Donald trump

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Executive orders for stimulus

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@@traviswolford5331 that’s not legal

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It's sad that only a few people are interested in this topic 😕.

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Biden: *cracks fingers* "let's get started!"

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Then he forgets what he was gonna do. (I’m a liberal democrat FYI lol)

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@@JacobLozano-mr8ll that made me laugh out loud 🤣

[@brucesnow7125]

Here are some scary executive orders I stole from Deus Ex: 10995 - government can seize control of all media 10990 - all modes of transport 10997 - command all national resources.

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Bruce Snow You heard of the Supreme Court? Me neither.

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@@theparker3759 just ignore them,they cant enforce anything

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Executive orders for stimulus

[@dylantribbey6330]

The federal register is where all executive orders are posted it contains more than 75,000 pages and 11490 is what puts all of them into action or a declaration of martial law

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@@trangang1843 ikr. Supreme Court is a supreme joke.

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F is isn't a law . Then it's nothing. Only public servant. Like state of emergency should only be lawful underv6he surpreme law. We don't need judge to let us practice the constitution. Surpreme law can be trumped by a lesser law . Like curfews freedom of press would stop a curfew . Since we all are press . No judge need

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CJ1707 caught the reference

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Very informative and simple to understand. Thank you

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More, please, from Christina Greer!

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SAD

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1:24

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Kiro Notkiro I don't get the joke

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Thank you!! Such an interesting topic!!!

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"and what is the extend of its power?" - I don't think I heard the answer to that one in the video. What are the limits? How does the Supreme court considers it overreach?

[@chusty93]

if it is unconstitutional it is overreaching

[@WeRallIndigenous]

If it is not a subject already authorized by Congress, the President cannot do it. Executive Orders are really just policies by the President. Contrary to the video, they never have the effect of law, although they may direct the administration to create regulations (another lengthy process) that interpret Congress' laws.

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@@WeRallIndigenous Yep, that's exactly correct. With a small addition. They can only be enforced on or by the executive branch offices.

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I love how they enlarged the military circle and reduced the health circle

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Saying an executive order is not a law depends on how vroadly you define law. In law school, we did call it a law. It is distinguished from what Congress does in that it in not a statute. What Courts do is also create law. All 3 branches, as well as the "administrative branch," which is a whole other discussion, create laws. Congress has the broadest power, but the hardest process. The President's law-making power is much narrower, but it is easy to do. The Court's power varies. In the areas where there are no written laws, they create new law by deciding cases based on first principals. That used to be common, but there are few areas still like that today. Niw, they usually interpret written laws, but since amy writing will have some vagueries, there is always room for them to exercise lawmaking power, restricted by the case in controversy requirement and subject to be overruled by changing the text they interpret, whether a stature, executive order, or the Constitution itself.

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Good explaining

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I'm especially thankful for some of the EO's that have been coming down in the past year.

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Why can’t mainstream news provide information like this? Perfectly portrayed

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Thank you for making a video about the presidency without any underhanded and shallow allusions to Trump or liberals. Just turns an educational video to a political agenda.

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people are always gonna find a way to protest or criticize anything, no matter how "politics-free" it is. But what's more important is to understand that taking a position is not in and of itself incorrect. There's this bias for neutrality that a lot of people fall into, thinking that just because something is perceived as "neutral" it must be good. That's not always the case.

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marianushn Are you saying this informational video should have had a political bias? I think it's just fine the way it is.

[@marianushn]

if you think taking a principled position is a "bias," then I'm afraid you have corrupted the meaning of that word in your mind. Standing against, say for example, discrimination, is not a bias. It's a correct position. This particular video did not have much political relevance, but I remember when Trump signed the travel ban, TED-Ed released a video describing the life of a refugee, and the reasons why they left and couldn't return. To me, that was praiseworthy video because it's a principled position against a quite evident discriminatory executive order. That is being principled, that is being correct, and it also happened to be educational.

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Lovely animation 👍🏻

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Another video that was so very helpful! You make this easier to understand and way more entertaining! i wish i had this teaching when i was in my government class.

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"Passing laws involves a fairly lengthy process. " Haha no kidding 😂

[@ladycommentor2536]

Pretty much... They just Summarized it here... But the step by step process is pretty much long...

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1:38 two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue. Now I have to watch Firefly again.

[@Dingusdoofus]

Apparently, James K Polk’s 9th Executive Order was the 66th one. Does anybody know what was in Executive Order 66?

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As a non-American, I had to look this up to understand what executive orders are, seeing as Biden are writing them out by the dozens..... thank you for explaining it clearly..... although I still have questions about this new flurry of orders.....??

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I'd say the flurry is to try and get the ball rolling on getting America to its previous state before further thinking advancements can follow

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In short. To reverse trump to Obama so you can start from square one after the previous administration.

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Trump tried making the US like Hungary… Biden helped reverse it quickly.

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3:40 that smile!

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Oh I'm an Executive Order, a Executive Order, and I pretty much just happened.

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An.

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Doesn't quite have the same catchiness.

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@@lalaithan It's an SNL reference.

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@@Reagan1984 and?

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The Great Seal in 0:36 has the olive branch on the right rather than on the left. The actual Great Seal has an olive branch on the left and the thirteen arrows on the right. Just something to consider.

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I really enjoyed this.9

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Where exactly do I find the executive orders

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0:49 I sort of realize that only left hand was sufficient......

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Illustration carried the day

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"Without permission from Congress" -- That is not true usually. Most executive orders are drawn from President's delegated powers (rather than his expressed or inherent powers).

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I need thisNOW

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good to know

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If this had come out last week I could've used it in my ap gov paper :(

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Buenas tardes sería posible poner subtítulos en español gracias

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I thought this was about CEO's for Executive Chefs! 😂

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1:02 President Utonium.

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Michael Lyden q

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This was interesting.

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This was playing at a Sonora Quest while my mom was getting blood work done.

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I'm french and we'got almost the same thing, the "49.3".

[@anthonycrenshaw3229]

One of the ways the Roman empire lasted for 1,000 years is when the ideas of the Senate weren't working the sitting emperor had the entire Senate removed and new Senators were brought in. Could you imagine if a sitting US president issuing an order like that? I'd personally would love to see it

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This was recommended after watching the snl bit

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[@TheSavageProdigy]

What is the purpose of an executive order at the state level? I have no idea!

[@chusty93]

if your system in the US is federal as it is in mine (Argentina), each state has its own three branches of power, and the governor would have the power to pass executive orders that have reach within his state.

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I like this narrator

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i would like to see all the Presidents in cartoon form made by Ted ed

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why do i have to learn this

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Did no one noticed military "expended" and medical "contract" at 2:04?

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I like to think that the dude who made the powerpuff girls is the president in this video.

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What is the difference between an Executive Order & Presidential Decree?

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We should respect these guys. Not ain't dumd comments let's say hail Ted hail ted

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The soldiers in the desegregation slide are saluting with the left arms

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Incisve animation Keep it up

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1:42 and then, he shredded his own hand.

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0:10 "Legally" may be a bit of a stretch...

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Wow

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Okumara would be proud.

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This Roosevelt guy must be a legend

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So does the supreme court have to review an executive order before it can take afftect?

[@coolidgedollar2154]

No, which is why the concept is kind of screwed up, and not intended this way by the Founders.

[@Neerobulli]

So if exctv orders are implemented w/o congress, how are they financed? Where I'm from (Denmark) everything the government does has to be financed through a "bill". How does the executive order circumvent congress' financial power?

[@briandiehl9257]

I don't think it can do stuff with finances.

[@ryanl8226]

Congress does not usually give agencies the right amount of money any way. Those that get too much money loan it to others that get too little through the treasury. Most US debt is actually held by parts of the federal government against other parts.

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11/10 animation

[@drabberfrog]

4:16 Couldn't the president just keep making new executive orders that did the same thing and Congress would have to keep making new laws to invalidate the executive orders? Since it takes time for Congress to pass a bill the president could just keep signing different executive orders that did the same thing every time.