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What is an executive order, and why don't presidents use them all the time?

  • Written by Sharece Thrower, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
What is an executive order, and why don't presidents use them all the time?Modern presidents, including Trump and Obama, have issued far fewer executive orders than their predecessors before World War II.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Just hours after taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden signed nine executive orders – far surpassing every other president’s first day on the job in modern history.

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