PPA 601 : The Politics of the Policy Process (Fall 2017)
The Politics of the Policy Process (Prof. Brenda K. Bushouse)
Executive orders
Executive orders are issued from the executive branch of the government, specifically the U.S. President or the state governor. An executive does not go through the legislative process, but it has the force of law. It is not binding on everyone, only on employees of the executive branch. However, executive orders are subject to judicial review after the fact (i.e. they can be declared unconstitutional by the court).
- Executive orders of the current PresidentThe White House list of executive orders issued since January 20, 2017, with full text.
- Federal RegisterExecutive orders are required to be published in the Federal Register once signed. The Federal Register web site lists executive orders issued since 2004 (Clinton).
- List of United States federal executive ordersWikipedia article with information about executive order issued by each president since Washington.
- Massachusetts Executive OrdersA collection of executive orders for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1941. The orders can be browsed by date or by subject. These orders are published in the bi-weekly Massachusetts Register.
Presidential memoranda and proclamations
Presidential memoranda and proclamations are statements of policy and direct the actions, procedures, and policies of the executive departments and agencies.
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The Federal Register (via Westlaw) publishes presidential memoranda and publications.
- Presidential ProclamationsIncludes the text of all presidential publications from Washington to current.
- Presidential Actions (White House)Executive orders, presidential memoranda, and proclamations of the current executive.
