executive order: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: American Civil Liberties Union - What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work? Jun 18, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - What are executive orders? The powerful tool used by US presidents. Oct 17, 2025
Quotation of the birthright citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment expanded. Mar 12, 2025
Article updated to mention Pres. Donald Trump's Executive Order 14160. Mar 12, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Executive Orders: Issuance, Modification, and Revocation (PDF). Dec 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Cornell University Library - eCommons - Executive Orders: Issuance, Modification, and Revocation (PDF). Oct 26, 2024
Add new Web site: UNSW Sydney - What is an executive order? May 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Cornell Law School - Executive Orders. Apr 08, 2024
Add new Web site: American Bar Association - What is an Executive Order? Feb 24, 2023
Article revised and updated. Oct 01, 2019
Add new Web site: The Heritage Foundation - Executive Orders. Nov 30, 2018
New article added. Dec 20, 2016
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