The Office of the President of the United States (POTUS) is ultimately responsible for ensuring the country maintains the highest possible levels of homeland security. This includes planning for and enacting legislation designed to contend with man-made and natural disasters, and other threats to the homeland. While the majority of this legislation is proposed by and approved by Congress, there are times when the President may deem it necessary to undertake unilateral legislative actions in the form of executive orders or presidential directives. These decisions can be contentious ones, given the nature of a democracy; however, these are long-standing and legal authorities granted to the Office of the President. Examine a case study in which POTUS exercised his authority to act unilaterally, via an executive order, with the intention of enhancing homeland security.

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Locate and discuss an executive order issued by the President since the end of World War Two that directly impacted homeland security.