Title: Executive Branch - HISTORY
Headings: Executive Branch
Executive Branch
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Branches of Government
What Does the Executive Branch Do?
Who is in Charge of the Executive Branch?
Powers of the President and Executive Branch
Executive Orders
Sources
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Content: Powers of the President and Executive Branch
Executive Orders
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The executive branch is one of three primary parts of the U.S. government—alongside the legislative and the judicial branches—and is responsible for carrying out and executing the nation’s laws. The president of the United States is the chief of the executive branch, which also includes the vice president and the rest of the president’s cabinet, 15 executive departments and numerous federal agencies, boards, commissions and committees. Branches of Government
At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the framers of the U.S. Constitution worked to build the foundations of a strong federal government. But they also wanted to preserve the liberty of individual citizens and ensure the government didn’t abuse its power. To that end, the first three articles of the Constitution establish the separation of powers and three branches of government: the legislative, the executive and the judicial. Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution states: “ The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” The president not only heads the executive branch of the federal government, but is also head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The modern presidency differs greatly from what the framers intended;