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The Executive Branch
Students will learn about the executive branch, including the unique role and powers of the president and the function of executive departments and agencies. They will explore key facets of foreign policy and the president’s role in it.
Lesson Plan
Students learn the primary responsibilities of the President and how those duties connect to the powers the Constitution grants to the Executive Branch. Students also learn about the types of issues the Executive Branch deals with and which federal agencies handle them.
Lesson Plan
In A Very Big Branch, students explore the roles and responsibilities of the presidential cabinet. This lesson describes how the executive departments and agencies regulate and enforce governmental policies through readings and whole class activities.
Game
Ever wanted to be President for a day? In Executive Command, you can be President for four years!
Web Quest
Ever wondered what it would be like to be President of the United States? Get an overview of who is in charge of running this country, who helps him, and how it affects your life.
Lesson Plan
Students learn the role of the executive branch in creating and carrying out laws. Through role-play, the class models the legislative and execution processes as they create a new coin in order to learn how the executive and legislative branches work together. They follow the new coin from its inception as an idea in the executive branch to its creation at the U.S. Mint.
Students learn what foreign policy means. First, they learn the distinction between foreign and domestic policy. Then they find out what role the executive branch plays in foreign policy and the primary tools it uses: foreign aid, the military, and treaties. In addition, students learn how foreign policy power is shared with the legislative branch.
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