Controversial Executive Orders

By: Justin Kuethe

Eisenhower

• Desegregated schools

• On September 24, 1957.

• It was executive order 10730

How It Started

• First 9 black kids went to Central High School

• School had National Guard surround to prevent them from coming in

• Eisenhower called meeting to desegregate the school

• When kids finally entered a riot broke out.

After the EO

• Sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas

• This was to prevent angry mobs

• First time this happened since reconstruction

How it affects us

• Our schools are now more diverse

• There is no desegregation anywhere

• Even though people are a little racist, the world is much more diverse.

Obama

• Banned Regan’s executive order to prohibit American funding for abortion

• Clinton also did this but George W. Bush reversed it

• This happened on January 22nd, 2001

Facts

• Obama released his statement on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

• This EO drew a lot of up roar and criticism

• This took place 3 days into Obama’s Presidency

Quotes: George W. Bush

• "It is my conviction that taxpayer funds should not be used to pay for abortions or advocate or actively promote abortion, either here or abroad,"

Quotes: Obama

• "We are reminded that this decision not only protects women's health and reproductive freedom but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman's right to choose,"

How it affects the US

• Abortion is a big controversy in the US today

• Many people are for it but many are also against it

• People will fight for abortion forever because of their opinions.

2 Supreme Court Cases

Snyder vs. Phelps

• Cases involving a church protesting outside a soldiers funeral

• They were protesting that gays should not be in the army

• Snyder, the soldier, was not even gay

Snyder vs. Phelps

• They held signs outside saying things such as “God Hates Fags”

• Leader was Fred Phelps

• They had been protesting all around the country

• Snyder’s dad took them to court

Snyder vs. Phelps

• They were not breaking any laws

• They were in right areas to protest

• They were not aiming it towards a certain person

• They were the legal length away from the funeral to protest.

Snyder vs. Phelps

• The supreme court sided with Phelps 8-1

• The 1st amendment protected them

• The 1 who voted against said it was just plain wrong and mean

• This caused an out roar in the nation

Snyder vs. Phelps

• How it affects US– People hide behind the first amendment – People can protest what they want as long as

its legal– Phelps is still protesting today

Roe vs. Wade

• Debate on weather abortion should be illegal

• Happened in 1973

• Was a huge deal while it was in the supreme court

Roe vs. Wade

• Roe wanted abortion to be legal up till they girl was viable

• Wade was debating that abortion should be illegal all together

• These 2 started a worldwide national debate

Roe vs. Wade

• Court rule 7-2 with Roe

• They said the women had due process clause in the 14th amendment

• Other side said states had laws saying abortion was taking life

• They use Roe’s “viable” idea because the baby is not yet able to live

Roe vs. Wade

• A women could have an abortion up to 3 months because it is her decision

• Polls showed that more people favored the abortion before 3 months

• Many more cases have been fought for abortion

Roe vs. Wade

• How it affects the US– Abortion is debated everyday– States are making own laws about abortion– People disagree and some agree– It will be a debate that goes on forever