¨US Presidents have
issued executive orders since 1789. There is no Constitutional provision
or statute that explicitly permits this, aside from the vague
grant of "executive power" given in Article II, Section
1 of the Constitution and the statement "take Care that
the Laws be faithfully executed" in Article II,
Section 3.
¨Impoundment of
funds
¨Send armed
forces into hostilities
¨Right to propose
legislation to Congress