USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

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Was the EP an executive order or a law?

(A) ** An executive order

(B) Law

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -“Executive Orders (EOs) are official documents … through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.” The directives cite the President’s authority under the Constitution and statute (sometimes specified).