1. Concepts of the American Presidency
In 1965, President Johnson issued an executive order to all federal agencies of the executive branch not to award federal contracts to any company that did not submit an "affirmative action" plan for hiring and promoting qualified minorities. ... Supreme Court ruled that there was no statutory or constitutional law basis for his action and thus Truman's actions were invalid [unconstitutional] (Youngstown Company vs. ...
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