Which E.O. was issued on January 17, 2017?

Which E.O. was issued on January 17, 2017?

• A. E.O. 13764
• B. E.O. 12829
• C. E.O. 10450
• D. E.O. 13869

Answer: (A)

Understanding how executive orders are numbered helps you match a date to the right order. The numbers rise as time goes on, so a date in early 2017 corresponds to a number in the 13,000s. The order issued on January 17, 2017 is the one with that 13,764 designation. The other numbers come from much earlier or later periods (for example, 10,450 is mid-20th century; 12,829 is older than 2017; 13,869 would be later than 2017), so they don’t fit the given date.

Understanding how executive orders are numbered helps you match a date to the right order. The numbers rise as time goes on, so a date in early 2017 corresponds to a number in the 13,000s. The order issued on January 17, 2017 is the one with that 13,764 designation. The other numbers come from much earlier or later periods (for example, 10,450 is mid-20th century; 12,829 is older than 2017; 13,869 would be later than 2017), so they don’t fit the given date.