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).

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Power

What makes an executive order unique from Congressional legislation? And what Constitutional questions might their usage raise? By studying the purpose of executive orders and their historic use, students can find common themes and form their own opinions on what constitutes a valid use of executive power (USA: Bill of Rights Institute 2021).

17-minütiges Video bei Annenberg Classroom (USA 2015)

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

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This interactive online video game will give students the experience of being the President of the United States (USA: iCivics 2018).

In this lesson, students learn what foreign policy is, discover the agencies who execute it, and examine how the legislative and executive branches sometimes clash (USA: iCivics 2023).

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).

The Office is part of the Executive Office of the President and coordinates key trade issues. (USA 2018)