United States of emergency.

• Position: Data - States of emergencies declared - Table

UNITED STATES OF EMERGENCY Since the National Emergencies Act of 1976, presidents have declared states of emergency for everything from drug trafficking to terrorism to the diamond trade with Sierra Leone to swine flu. * Does not include weather emergencies 53 states of emergency declared. 30 national emergencies still in effect. OBAMA'S EMERGENCIES 9 Emergencies declared 1 Allowed to expire 22 Emergencies extended A BREAKDOWN BY PRESIDENT Total declared Still in effect CARTER 2 1 REAGAN 6 0 BUSH I 5 0 CLINTON 16 8 BUSH II 14 13 OBAMA 9 8 Note: Table made from bar graph. Presidents are required to specify which laws they are suspending during each emergency. In recent years, presidents have granted themselves the power to...