What is the primary source of authority for the issuance of executive orders by the US President?
A) The Constitution
B) Congressional approval
C) International treaties
D) State governments
Answer: A) The Constitution
Executive orders are used by the President to:
A) Amend the Constitution
B) Pass new laws without Congress
C) Appoint federal judges
D) Declare war
Answer: B) Pass new laws without Congress
Which President is famously known for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation through an executive order?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) John F. Kennedy
Answer: B) Abraham Lincoln
Executive orders are subject to review and can be overturned by which of the following?
A) Congress
B) The Supreme Court
C) The President’s Cabinet
D) State governments
Answer: B) The Supreme Court
Which President issued the Executive Order 9066, leading to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Executive Order 13769, often referred to as the “travel ban,” was issued by which President?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
Answer: C) Donald Trump
What was the purpose of President Harry S. Truman’s Executive Order 9981?
A) Establishing the National Security Council
B) Desegregating the armed forces
C) Implementing the New Deal
D) Establishing the Peace Corps
Answer: B) Desegregating the armed forces
Which President issued the executive order that created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Bill Clinton
Answer: A) Richard Nixon
What is the purpose of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 6102?
A) Establishing the Federal Reserve
B) Repealing Prohibition
C) Confiscating gold from private citizens
D) Creating Social Security
Answer: C) Confiscating gold from private citizens
Which President issued the executive order that authorized the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
Answer: C) Donald Trump
President George Washington’s issuance of executive orders helped establish what important precedent?
A) The creation of political parties
B) The separation of powers
C) The need for term limits
D) The authority of the Supreme Court
Answer: B) The separation of powers
Which President issued the executive order that established the Peace Corps?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Richard Nixon
D) Jimmy Carter
Answer: A) John F. Kennedy
Executive Order 8802, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed to eliminate what in the defense industry?
A) Discrimination based on gender
B) Discrimination based on religion
C) Discrimination based on race
D) Discrimination based on political affiliation
Answer: C) Discrimination based on race
Which President issued the executive order that established the Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
Answer: A) Harry S. Truman
The “Bracero Program,” which allowed Mexican laborers to work temporarily in the United States, was established by which President’s executive order?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Harry S. Truman
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) John F. Kennedy
Answer: C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
President George W. Bush issued an executive order that established military commissions for the trial of what group of individuals?
A) Enemy combatants
B) Foreign diplomats
C) Federal judges
D) Intelligence officers
Answer: A) Enemy combatants
Executive Order 12954, issued by President Bill Clinton, prohibits federal agencies from discriminating on the basis of what?
A) Race
B) Religion
C) Sexual orientation
D) Political affiliation
Answer: C) Sexual orientation
Which President issued an executive order to establish the Office of Homeland Security in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks?
A) Bill Clinton
B) George W. Bush
C) Barack Obama
D) Donald Trump
Answer: B) George W. Bush
President Jimmy Carter issued an executive order granting amnesty to certain individuals who had evaded the draft during which war?
A) World War I
B) Korean War
C) Vietnam War
D) Gulf War
Answer: C) Vietnam War
Which President issued the executive order that banned federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity?
A) Bill Clinton
B) George W. Bush
C) Barack Obama
D) Joe Biden
Answer: C) Barack Obama
Executive Order 13780, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” was signed by which President?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
Answer: C) Donald Trump
President Theodore Roosevelt issued an executive order to designate certain public lands as what type of areas, aimed at conserving natural resources?
A) National parks
B) National monuments
C) Wildlife refuges
D) Conservation areas
Answer: B) National monuments
Which President issued the executive order that established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?
A) Bill Clinton
B) George W. Bush
C) Barack Obama
D) Donald Trump
Answer: B) George W. Bush
President Richard Nixon issued an executive order to establish what federal agency, responsible for protecting human subjects in research studies?
A) NIH
B) FDA
C) EPA
D) OHRP
Answer: D) OHRP
Executive Order 13767, titled “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,” was signed by which President?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
Answer: C) Donald Trump
Which President issued the executive order that established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Richard Nixon
Answer: A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Woodrow Wilson issued an executive order that established the Committee on Public Information during which global event?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Cold War
D) Korean War
Answer: A) World War I
Which President issued an executive order that banned torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of detainees held by the United States?
A) Bill Clinton
B) George W. Bush
C) Barack Obama
D) Joe Biden
Answer: C) Barack Obama
Executive Order 13765, titled “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal,” was signed by which President?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
Answer: C) Donald Trump
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order that authorized the internment of individuals of what ethnicity during World War II?
A) German
B) Italian
C) Japanese
D) Chinese
Answer: C) Japanese
Which President issued the executive order that established the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
Answer: A) George W. Bush
Executive Order 13526, signed by President Barack Obama, pertains to the classification and declassification of what type of information?
A) Economic data
B) Medical records
C) National security information
D) Public speeches
Answer: C) National security information
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order that authorized the internment of individuals of what ethnicity during World War II?
A) German
B) Italian
C) Japanese
D) Chinese
Answer: C) Japanese
Which President issued the executive order that established the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
Answer: A) George W. Bush
Executive Order 13526, signed by President Barack Obama, pertains to the classification and declassification of what type of information?
A) Economic data
B) Medical records
C) National security information
D) Public speeches
Answer: C) National security information
Which President issued the executive order that established the President’s Council on Sustainable Development?
A) George H. W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) George W. Bush
D) Barack Obama
Answer: B) Bill Clinton
Executive Order 13224, signed by President George W. Bush, aimed to combat what?
A) Human trafficking
B) Terrorism financing
C) Drug trafficking
D) Cyberattacks
Answer: B) Terrorism financing
Which President issued the executive order that established the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)?
A) George W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) Barack Obama
D) Joe Biden
Answer: A) George W. Bush
Executive Order 8807, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, established what agency?
A) FBI
B) CIA
C) OSS
D) NSA
Answer: C) OSS
Which President issued the executive order that established the National Security Agency (NSA)?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Richard Nixon
Answer: A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Executive Order 12985, signed by President Bill Clinton, established what program?
A) AmeriCorps
B) Peace Corps
C) Job Corps
D) Teach For America
Answer: A) AmeriCorps
Which President issued the executive order that established the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) Ronald Reagan
C) George H. W. Bush
D) Bill Clinton
Answer: A) Jimmy Carter
Executive Order 8802, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed to address what issue in the defense industry?
A) Discrimination based on gender
B) Discrimination based on religion
C) Discrimination based on race
D) Discrimination based on age
Answer: C) Discrimination based on race
Which President issued the executive order that established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Gerald Ford
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Ronald Reagan
Answer: A) Richard Nixon
Executive Order 13603, signed by President Barack Obama, outlines national defense resource preparedness, including what measures?
A) Gun control measures
B) Immigration policies
C) Emergency readiness measures
D) Economic stability measures
Answer: C) Emergency readiness measures
Which President issued the executive order that established the Committee on Fair Employment Practice?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Harry S. Truman
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) John F. Kennedy
Answer: B) Harry S. Truman
Executive Order 13672, signed by President Barack Obama, added what category to the list of protected classes in federal employment?
A) Race
B) Religion
C) Gender
D) Sexual orientation
Answer: D) Sexual orientation
Which President issued the executive order that established the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
Answer: B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Executive Order 13766, signed by President Barack Obama, established what program aimed at improving the educational outcomes of young men of color?
A) My Brother’s Keeper
B) No Child Left Behind
C) Head Start
D) Teach For America
Answer: A) My Brother’s Keeper
Which President issued the executive order that established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Gerald Ford
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Ronald Reagan
Answer: A) Richard Nixon
