President / Executive Branch
Introduction
The President's the broad powers of the office are outlined in the Constitution, Article II.The President's basic constitutional responsibilities include:
- Act as Commander in Chief of the Army and the Navy.
- Make foreign treaties, with two-thirds consent of the Senate.
- Appoint ambassadors, Supreme Court justices, and federal judges, with the approval of the Senate.
- Deliver a State of the Union address to Congress.
- Recommend legislation to Congress.
- Convene Congress on extraordinary occasions.
- Adjourn Congress, in cases of a disagreement about adjournment.
- "Take care that the laws be faithfully executed."
- Receive foreign ambassadors and ministers.
This authority is often promulgated through executive orders and proclamations. Both executive orders and proclamations can have legal effect. Generally, executive orders are used by a president to exercise executive authority to manage the operations of the Federal Government. Proclamations are often used to announce something ceremonial in nature such as Women's Equality Day.
- Federal Register (1994 to present) via GPO Access
Executive orders and proclamations become effective upon their publication in the daily Federal Register.- Historical copies of the Federal Register:
- 1936-1993: Hein Online UCB Access Only
- 1936-1950: Main J10 .A15
- 1951-1980: MICROFILM 1345 J NEWS
- 1981-present: MICROFICHE 4604 NEWS
- 1980-present: Lexis/Nexis Congressional: Regulations UC Access Only
- Historical copies of the Federal Register:
- Code of Federal Regulations (1997 to present) via GPO Access and via Lexis/Nexis Congressional: Regulations (1981 to present) UC Access Only
Title 3 of the CFR is the annual cumulation of the text of Executive orders and proclamations.- Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders (April 13, 1945, through January 20, 1989)
- Executive Orders Disposition Tables
- Reference information about EO's, starting with EO 7532, January 8, 1937
- Links to full text of EO's, starting with EO 12834, January 20, 1993
- Historical copies of Title 3 from beginning with executive Order 7316 of March 13, 1936 to present.
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GREF JK 630 .A4.
- CIS Index to Presidential Executive Orders . [GREF KF70 .A55 1986] The index provides access to orders from 1789-1983. The companion microfiche are located at UC Riverside and are available through Direct Loan procedures. UCB holds a separate collection of orders from 1845-June 1936 (MICROFILM 20463).
- Legislative Source Book: Research Guide to Federal Register and C.F.R. via Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
- Presidential Directives and Executive Orders via Federation of American Scientists
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1992 to present). Official publication of United States Presidents' public writings, addresses, and remarks.
- Historical copies from 1929 to present: MAIN J80 .A73.
- Note: The Franklin Delano Roosevelt papers were published privately: The public papers and addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, with a special introduction and explanatory notes by President Roosevelt, New York, Random House 1938-50: MAIN E807.A5.
- Historical copies from 1929 to present: MAIN J80 .A73.
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993 to present). The publication contains executive orders, statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week.
- Hein Online (1977 to 2003) UCB Access Only
- Historical copies from 1965-2000: MAIN J80 .A78.
- See also: The Presidential Papers Research Guide
- via GPO Access
- Budget of the United States (1996 to present)
- Historical copies: Main HJ2051 .A6
- Economic Report of the President (1995 to present)
- Historical copies: Main HC106.5 .A28
- State of the Union (2000 to present)
- Budget of the United States (1996 to present)
- Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States via Bartleby.com (1789 to present)
- Presidential Libraries
- U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory via Louisiana State University
Executive Office of the President Back to Top
- The White House
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Council on Environmental Quality
- NEPAnet: National Environmental Policy Act Task Force
- Annual Reports of the CEQ (1993-1997)
- Environmental Quality Statistics (historical as well as some update through 2000)
- NEPAnet: National Environmental Policy Act Task Force
- Department of Homeland Security
- Domestic Policy Council
- National Economic Council
- National Security Council
- Office of Administration
- Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Budget Documents
- Bulletins (1995 to present)
- Circulars
- Grants Management
- Memoranda (1995 to present)
- News Releases and Speeches (2001 to present)
- Office of Federal Financial Management
- Reports to Congress
- Statements of Administration Policy on Non-Appropriations and Appropriations Bills
- Statistical Programs and Standards
- Testimony Before Congress
- Office of National AIDS Policy
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Office of Science & Technology Policy
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board
- President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
- USA Freedom Corps
- White House Military Office
Other Internet Resources Back to Top
- American Presidency in Action and the American Presidency in History via Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
- Executive Branch via GovSpot
- Guide to Presidential Documents via National Archives
- Presidential Inaugurations via Library of Congress (1789 to present)
- Papers of the Presidents of the United States via Avalon Project at Yale Law School
- Presidents of the United States via Internet Public Library
- U.S. President / Executive Branch via the Federal Documents Task Force (FDTF)