Which of the following best describes why a president would issue an executive order?(1 point)

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in order to request Congress to fulfill their constitutional duties in times of recess
in order to request Congress to fulfill their constitutional duties in times of recess

in order to provide a generalized pardon to a group of individuals who violated a federal law
in order to provide a generalized pardon to a group of individuals who violated a federal law

in order to provide instructions on how they would like a law to be enforced
in order to provide instructions on how they would like a law to be enforced

in order to make an appointment to the cabinet
in order to make an appointment to the cabinet

Answer 1

The option that best describes why a president would issue an executive order is:

in order to provide instructions on how they would like a law to be enforced.

Executive orders are used by presidents to manage the operations of the federal government and to set policies within the scope of existing laws.