Executive agreement: Quicker, more flexible government and likely more coherent with a policy vision than what makes it through the legislative process, can be targeted action rather than have to be widely applicable and precedent setting.
Signing statements: At times presidents use signing statements to explain to the public why the president endorses a bill and what the president understands to be it's likely effect. At other times, presidents use the statements to guide subordinate officers within the executive branch in enforcing or administering a particular provision.
Exectuave orders: The legal or constitutional basis for exectuave orders has multiple sources. Article two of the United states constitution gives the president broad executive and enforcement authority to use their discretion to determine how to enforce the law or to otherwise manage the resources and staff of the executive branch.
