Asked by Andrew Kessel on Sep 27, 2024

When President Obama restored funding for international family planning organizations
It was an example of a(n)

A) exercise of executive privilege.
B) signing statement.
C) executive order.
D) executive agreement.

International Family Planning

Efforts and policies aimed at allowing families worldwide to plan and achieve their desired number of children and spacing of pregnancies through access to information and contraception methods.

Executive Privilege

Executive privilege is the power claimed by the president of the United States and other members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government to access information and personnel relating to the executive branch.

Executive Order

A directive issued by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government and has the force of law.

  • Understand the function and influence of executive orders within the governing process.