{"id":1709,"date":"2026-01-07T09:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:38:01","slug":"explainer-video-series-an-overview-on-presidential-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/07\/explainer-video-series-an-overview-on-presidential-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Video explainer series: An overview on presidential  power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Lily Gold\u00adblatt<\/strong><br><strong>UConn Jour\u00adnal\u00adism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fol\u00adlow\u00ading Pres\u00adi\u00addent Don\u00adald Trump\u2019s return to office in Jan\u00adu\u00adary 2025, his admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion has tak\u00aden an expan\u00adsive inter\u00adpre\u00adta\u00adtion of exec\u00adu\u00adtive pow\u00ader and broad\u00adened the scope of the exec\u00adu\u00adtive branch expo\u00adnen\u00adtial\u00adly. In the first year of his sec\u00adond term, he has passed a total of 225 exec\u00adu\u00adtive orders, far sur\u00adpass\u00ading the num\u00adber of exec\u00adu\u00adtive orders any Unit\u00aded States pres\u00adi\u00addent has passed in one year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video series below to learn how Trump\u2019s admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtive actions have worked to sup\u00adpress free speech, as well as crack down on immi\u00adgra\u00adtion, DEI and the free\u00addom to protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><strong>Part 1 \u2014 Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While unprece\u00addent\u00aded, Don\u00adald Trump\u2019s admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtive actions have been made pos\u00adsi\u00adble by a lin\u00adeage of expand\u00ading pres\u00adi\u00adden\u00adtial pow\u00ader. How has exec\u00adu\u00adtive pow\u00ader pro\u00adgressed in the last sev\u00ader\u00adal decades, and how has Trump con\u00adtin\u00adued this expan\u00adsion dur\u00ading his pres\u00adi\u00adden\u00adcy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152227515?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - An Overview - Part 1 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 2 \u2014 The Rule of Law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Trump fired sev\u00ader\u00adal fed\u00ader\u00adal judges in 2025, many have point\u00aded to a fail\u00adure of check and bal\u00adances on his pres\u00adi\u00adden\u00adtial pow\u00ader and the kind of uni\u00adlat\u00ader\u00adal author\u00adi\u00adty this lack of over\u00adsight sets a prece\u00addent for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152234084?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - An Overview - Part 2 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 3 \u2014 Reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry Agen\u00adcies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While inde\u00adpen\u00addent reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry agen\u00adcies have his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly been autho\u00adrized by Con\u00adgress to enforce and reg\u00adu\u00adlate fed\u00ader\u00adal laws inde\u00adpen\u00addent from the White House, Trump has demand\u00aded \u201caccount\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty\u201d for these agen\u00adcies and said that all reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry action must first go through the pres\u00adi\u00addent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152274463?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - Regulatory Agencies - Part 3 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 4 \u2014 Mil\u00adi\u00adta\u00adriza\u00adtion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fol\u00adlow\u00ading protests against aggres\u00adsive immi\u00adgra\u00adtion raids, Trump deployed thou\u00adsands of nation\u00adal guard troops to major cities around the coun\u00adtry in a move that crit\u00adics like Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut Sen\u00ada\u00adtor Chris Mur\u00adphy have called despot\u00adic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152284158?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - Militarization - Part 4 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 5 \u2014 No Kings and Free Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Octo\u00adber, No Kings protests cropped up all around the coun\u00adtry as a way to speak out against what many have called author\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adan actions tak\u00aden by the Trump admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion. These actions includ\u00aded the call for media com\u00adpa\u00adnies to remove \u201canti-Trump\u201d talk show hosts from the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152288177?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - Protests and Free Speech - Part 5 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 6 \u2014 Immi\u00adgra\u00adtion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion has tak\u00aden an unprece\u00addent\u00aded\u00adly harsh approach to immi\u00adgra\u00adtion, spark\u00ading fear in com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties across the coun\u00adtry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152310755?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - Immigration - Part 6 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 7 \u2014 DEI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his sec\u00adond term, Trump has vowed to go after diver\u00adsi\u00adty, equi\u00adty and inclu\u00adsion (DEI) ini\u00adtia\u00adtives and what he has termed as \u201crad\u00adi\u00adcal gen\u00adder ide\u00adol\u00ado\u00adgy.\u201d Edu\u00adca\u00adtors and legal experts say this kind of rhetoric is dan\u00adger\u00adous for mar\u00adgin\u00adal\u00adized com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:58.75% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152310821?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - DEI - Part 7 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 8 \u2014 K\u201112 and High\u00ader Edu\u00adca\u00adtion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edu\u00adca\u00adtors share con\u00adcerns about how anti-DEI ini\u00adtia\u00adtives and threats to inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal stu\u00addents are devalu\u00ading edu\u00adca\u00adtion in the Unit\u00aded States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152311835?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Executive Power - Education - Part 8 of 8\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lily Gold\u00adblattUConn Jour\u00adnal\u00adism Fol\u00adlow\u00ading Pres\u00adi\u00addent Don\u00adald Trump\u2019s return to office in Jan\u00adu\u00adary 2025, his admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion has tak\u00aden an expan\u00adsive inter\u00adpre\u00adta\u00adtion of exec\u00adu\u00adtive pow\u00ader and broad\u00adened the scope of the exec\u00adu\u00adtive branch expo\u00adnen\u00adtial\u00adly. 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