President Obama has been called lawless for over-leaping Congress with executive orders. He finds it hard to persuade lawmakers. Here's a Google search result for "lawless executive orders" and an illustrative article at Publius. Think Libya (not a war), Dream Act (voted down by Senate in December).
On the other hand, only the controversial ones get press. Here's a Wikipedia link with lists for Clinton, Bush and Obama. You mostly never heard of these orders.
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