Question

How does the president provide scope for federal agencies to carry out laws?

1. The president directs the Supreme Court to alter the law
2. The president issues an executive order
3. The president amends the Constitution
4. The president issues an executive mandate to Congress

Answer 1

The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of the United States Constitution gives the president broad executive and enforcement authority to use their discretion to determine how to enforce the law or to otherwise manage the resources and staff of the executive branch.

Your answer would be 2