The last five presidents have signed more than 100 executive orders.
From 2008 to 2016, President Barack Obama signed a total of 276 executive orders. His use of executive orders covered a wide range of issues, including healthcare, immigration, and environmental policy. Obama's approach to executive orders was often viewed as a response to partisan gridlock in Congress.
Executive Orders has 874 pages.
During her tenure as Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009, Sarah Palin signed a total of 30 Executive Orders. While she often referenced her use of executive orders to emphasize her decisive governance, this number is relatively modest compared to other governors. Palin's executive orders addressed various issues, including state policy and administrative changes.
Up to Oct, 26, 2012 Obama has signed 145 executive orders that has been seen by the public, By far EO 13603 is the worst 1 since it give power of all resources to the government.
Former President Obama issued 277 executive orders during his eight years in office; this was an average of 35 per year. He issued fewer executive orders than George W. Bush, and in fact, he was not even in the top fifteen for the total number of executive orders issued by presidents.
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President George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, signed 291 Executive Orders, according to the list maintained in the Federal Register and found in the related link for his two administrations below. President Bush's father, George H. W. Bush, who was the 41st President of the United States, signed 166 Executive Orders in his single administration, according to the list maintained in the Federal Register and available in the related link for President George Bush, below.
He issued many executive orders
As of 15 October 2012, President Barack H. Obama II has signed 140 Executive Orders, beginning with Executive Order 13489, "Presidential Records", signed on his second day in office, 21 January 2009, and with the latest being Executive Order 13628, "Executive Order from the President regarding Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions with respect to Iran", signed on 9 October 2012. President Obama's executive orders represent neither an excessively high nor an excessively low amount compared to some of his predecessors; his immediate predecessor, President George W. Bush, signed 291 such orders during his eight years in office; President Bush's predecessor, President William J. Clinton, issued 364 such orders during his eight years in office. Since the Constitution of the United States specifically designates that only Congress may make laws (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 - the "Necessary and Proper Clause", also known as the "Elastic Clause", and by various other terms): "...To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.", many observers consider that Executive Orders are an unconstitutional, and therefore illegal, assertion of Presidential power over Congressional purview; nevertheless, depending on the criteria used in counting them, some 10,000 Executive Orders have been issued by the 44 American Presidents. A comprehensive listing of President Obama's Executive Orders may be found at the WhiteHouse link. See related links. A comprehensive listing of all Executive Orders going back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four administrations (note that the very latest E.O.'s may not be reflected in the list for several weeks or even months after their signing) may be found at the Federal Register in the related link below.