If the executive order is given as part of directing the armed forces in war time, hosting foreign dignitaries, or enforcing federal law or the U.S. Constitution, it is simply called the power of the presidency. If the executive order is in effect a new law or a modification to an existing law, it is the power of luck, because at that point the President is lucky that the House of Representatives has not impeached him for violating the Constitution.
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Ordinance power gives the President of the United States the power to run the executive branch of the government. It allows him to issue executive orders.
The ordinance power refers to the power of the President to issue executive orders.
The ordinance power of the president allows him to create laws when immediate action is required and Congress is not in session. This is meant for emergency situations only, and most lawmaking should be left to the Congress to ensure that checks and balances are in place.
The Executive Branch does not have the constitutional power to pass "law." However certain portions of the Executive Branch can issue Executive Orders, which can have the force of law.
Presidential executive orders can only be legally given in support of existing laws, so any decisions that come from congress that are not vetoed must be enforced.