Now, the first term they used that I thought might give you trouble is executive order.
Now, US presidents can do this thing called an executive order, and it changes things pretty quickly, and that is how President Trump changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
So here is the definition for executive order, a strict rule made by a president or leader.
And here is a sentence that uses executive order.
The president signed an executive order to build new schools for our children.
Now, the problem with executive orders is that when there is a new president, they can be changed really quickly.
So I'm pretty sure in 2028, if a Democrat gets elected as president, that name of the lake will change back to Lake Ontario pretty quickly.
I bet in Canada, the maps still say Lake Ontario.
A very large body of water in North America.
My family likes to go fishing on Lake Ontario during our summer holidays.
And you can see there is a map right there.
There are five of them.
And here is the definition.
A group of five huge lakes in North America.
We are planning a long camping trip near the Great Lakes next year.
Do you have anything to say about it, Ben?
Uh, yes, sir.
So this is a straightforward but important executive order.
It directs Secretary Burgum and the Department of the Interior to update the Geographic Names Information Service to reflect that the lake once known as Lake Ontario will, uh, from this day forward be known as Lake America.
The name change was effective immediately.
What does that mean? It means starting right now.
Now, the first term they used that I thought might give you trouble is executive order.
Now, US presidents can do this thing called an executive order, and it changes things pretty quickly, and that is how President Trump changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
So here is the definition for executive order, a strict rule made by a president or leader.
And here is a sentence that uses executive order.
The president signed an executive order to build new schools for our children.
Now, the problem with executive orders is that when there is a new president, they can be changed really quickly.
So I'm pretty sure in 2028, if a Democrat gets elected as president, that name of the lake will change back to Lake Ontario pretty quickly.
I bet in Canada, the maps still say Lake Ontario.
A very large body of water in North America.
My family likes to go fishing on Lake Ontario during our summer holidays.
And you can see there is a map right there.
There are five of them.
And here is the definition.
A group of five huge lakes in North America.
We are planning a long camping trip near the Great Lakes next year.
Do you have anything to say about it, Ben?
Uh, yes, sir.
So this is a straightforward but important executive order.
It directs Secretary Burgum and the Department of the Interior to update the Geographic Names Information Service to reflect that the lake once known as Lake Ontario will, uh, from this day forward be known as Lake America.
The name change was effective immediately.
What does that mean? It means starting right now.
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