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What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government

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Executive orders allow a president to wield power without action from Congress .

They are signed statements about how the president wants the federal government to be managed.

Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.

George Washington signed eight executive orders, while Franklin Delano Roosevelt did 3,721 .

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