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In the United States, a presidential directive, or executive action, [1] is a written or oral [note 1] instruction or declaration issued by the president of the United States, which may draw upon the powers vested in the president by the Constitution of the United States, statutory law, or, in certain cases, congressional and judicial acquiescence.
Executive orders are simply presidential directives issued to agents of the executive department by its boss. [ 12 ] Until the early 1900s, executive orders were mostly unannounced and undocumented, and seen only by the agencies to which they were directed.
National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive Subject: National Continuity Policy May 9, 2007 - Revocation. Presidential Decision Directive 67 of October 21, 1998 ("Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations"), including all Annexes thereto, is hereby revoked.
Presidential reorganization authority is designed to allow periodic refinement of the organizational efficiency of the government through significant and sweeping modifications to its architecture that might otherwise be too substantial to realistically implement through a parliamentary process.
A presidential memorandum (from Latin memorare, 'to remember') is a type of directive issued by the president of the United States to manage and govern the actions, practices, and policies of the various departments and agencies found under the executive branch of the United States government.
Such legislation originates as an Act of Congress passed by the United States Congress; such acts were either signed into law by the president or passed by Congress after a presidential veto. So, legislation is not the only source of regulations. There is also judge-made common law and constitutional law.
The top-down presidential directive, which allows for few if any exceptions, is unusual in a system that values the independent decision-making of its campus chancellors. Drake said, however, that ...
The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive (National Security Presidential Directive NSPD 51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-20, sometimes called simply "Executive Directive 51" for short), signed by President of the United States George W. Bush on May 4, 2007, is a Presidential Directive establishing a comprehensive policy on the federal government ...