1. What is the purpose of the three executive orders President Trump signed on Thursday?

2. Describe the purpose of each individual order.

3. What does Trump’s first order require an existing inter-agency working group to do?

4. Who has the President directed to establish a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety?

5. What does he require the Task Force to do?

6. President Trump’s third executive order signed on Thursday calls on the Department of Justice to examine current federal laws that apply to crimes against law enforcement officials. What did he say about this order and U.S. law enforcement?

CHALLENGE QUESTION:
Read the text of any (or all 3) of President Trump’s executive order(s) issued on February 9, 2017:

• Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking
• Presidential Executive Order on Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers
• Presidential Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safetya) On what authority does President Trump issue these orders?
  b) List the reasons he gives for the necessity of issuing the order.
  c) How does the President’s explanation differ from news reports about this issue?
  d) How important do you think these actions are in combating violent crime in the U.S.? Explain your answer.
  e) Ask a parent the same questions. Discuss your answers.