Students 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 (USA: iCivics 2020).

17-minütiges Video bei Annenberg Classroom (USA 2015)

Students will learn about the federal and state courts and what they do. They will explore the courts’ role in fairly settling disputes and administering justice, and the unique role of the U.S. Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution (USA: iCivics 2018).

In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the executive branch while another party controls one or both houses of the legislative branch (Wikipedia 2020).

Interaktives Lernspiel, um das System der Checks and Balances in den USA zu verstehen (Annenberg Classroom 2013)

The framers of the American Constitution made this power available to the executive branch (5 minutes, USA: TEDEd 2021).

Das Arbeitsblatt „Strümpfe, Seile, Sofastoffe“ setzt sich mit der Frage auseinander, in welchen Branchen Textilien zum Einsatz kommen und wofür sie verwendet werden. Für die Klassen 7-10.

The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces (USA 2021).