Description
Presidents don’t make laws—but they do wield powerful tools. One of the most significant? The executive order. Article Two of the U.S. Constitution grants presidents broad authority to manage the executive branch and decide how federal laws are enforced.
However, executive orders must be grounded in either an expressed or implied law from Congress or the Constitution itself. They cannot create new laws or override existing ones. Like legislative statutes and agency regulations, executive orders are subject to judicial review and can be overturned if found unconstitutional or lacking legal support.
