Appendix E
Footnotes from The Civil Realm.
1
For the Supreme Court’s historical precedent, see Appendix C: Landmark Supeme Court Cases: Marbury v. Madison.
2
Congressional Research Service, Executive Orders: An Introduction, CRS Report R46738 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, updated March 29, 2021).
3
Scott Bomboy, “Defining the President’s Constitutional Powers to Issue Executive Orders,” Constitution Daily (blog), National Constitution Center, January 30, 2017.
4
“George Washington’s First Executive Order,” Statutes and Stories (blog), February 1, 2021.
5
Congressional Research Service, “Executive Orders: An Introduction,” CRS Report R46738 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, updated March 29, 2021), accessed October 24, 2023.
6
Statutes and Stories. “George Washington's First Executive Order.”.
7
Ibid.
8
Danna Bell, “The First Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation,” Teaching with the Library of Congress (blog), Library of Congress, November 23, 2021.
9
George Washington, “Thanksgiving Proclamation,” October 3, 1789, Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives and Records Administration, transcript available at Obama White House Archives.