President Truman used constitutional authority to issue the executive order. In the excerpt, he references his authority as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the armed services, which are powers granted by the Constitution. This indicates that he aimed to promote democratic principles and equality within the military, which falls under his constitutional responsibilities.
Use the text excerpt to answer the question.%0D%0A%0D%0APresident Truman issued Executive Order 9981 in 1948. Following the end of World War II, Black servicemembers experienced discrimination both in society and in the military. President Truman wrote in Executive Order 9981, “WHEREAS it is essential that there be maintained in the armed services of the United States the highest standards of democracy, with equality of treatment and opportunity for all those who serve in our country's defense: NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, and as Commander in Chief of the armed services, it is hereby ordered...to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin...”%0D%0A%0D%0AExplain how President Truman’s use of this executive order employed a specific source of executive order authority.%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0APresident Truman used concurrent authority to issue the executive order.%0D%0APresident Truman used concurrent authority to issue the executive order.%0D%0A%0D%0APresident Truman used congressional authority to issue the executive order.%0D%0APresident Truman used congressional authority to issue the executive order.%0D%0A%0D%0APresident Truman used constitutional authority to issue the executive order.%0D%0APresident Truman used constitutional authority to issue the executive order.%0D%0A%0D%0APresident Truman used inherent authority to issue the executive order.
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