What are the powers and duties of the President? How did the Executive Branch begin? What does the Cabinet do? Answers to those questions and more are revealed through interesting and informative activities that help students understand how their government works.

How are the rules made? What is Congress' role? What are the differences between the two Houses? Students discover the answers as they participate in challenging activities, simulate a mock Congress and examine historical documents.

Learn what it means to be president of the United States. This nonfiction book uses pictures and words to show students the many roles the president plays. Perfect for young readers, this book includes a fiction piece related to the topic, relevant images, an additional project, and other exciting features. This 20-page full-color book explores the various responsibilities of the president, from signing bills into laws to helping those in need. It also covers important topics like leadership and democracy, and includes an extension activity for kindergarten. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to learn about national government, the executive branch, and presidential duties.

GRADES 5–8: This 64-page government workbook allows students to create their own subject-specific resource that can be referenced throughout the year. INCLUDES: This Interactive Notebook emphasizes the study of governmental concepts of the United States with 19 lessons covering The Constitution, the three branches of government, and much more. BENEFITS OF INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS: Encourages students to become active participants in their own learning by providing an easy-to-follow plan for setting up, creating, and maintaining a notebook with essential information. Students are encouraged to be creative, use color, and work with interactive content to gain a greater understanding of the topics covered. WHY MARK TWAIN MEDIA: Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

California's government has a lot in common with the federal government. Both have a Constitution and three branches. Learn how these three levels of government-local, state, and federal-work together to make, enforce, and interpret the laws. This primary source reader details how California's government was formed, and introduces students to the men and women who influenced its history. By examining primary sources like maps, images, letters, and photographs, students will achieve literacy in social studies as they learn how to investigate and reflect on various social, economic, cultural, and geographical topics. This Interactiv-eBook integrates social studies content and literacy and includes text features like a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents to build academic vocabulary and comprehension. Aligned to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) and other national and state standards, the text is leveled to support above-, below-, and on-level learners. The Read and Respond activity immerses students in the content through diverse, engaging activities related to the content. The Track It! culminating activity provides an opportunity for assessment that challenges students to apply what they have learned in an interactive way. Learn how California's government was created with this Interactiv-eBook!

Designed to assist librarians, students, researchers, and government personnel in locating information on the executive branch of the federal government, this work is the first book-length bibliography devoted to the subject. Focusing on the history and development of the executive branch and its organization, procedures, rulings, and policy, the bibliography provides selected listings for the chief executive and his staff as well as cabinet-level departments and major sub-agencies. The work is divided into fifteen subject chapters dealing with the executive branch in general and individual departments and agencies. Drawn from a systematic search of eleven major indexes and a variety of other sources, the citations include books, scholarly articles, dissertations, and selected research reports. The book is divided into fifteen subject chapters dealing with the executive branch in general and individual departments and agencies. Drawn from a systematic search of eleven major indexes and a variety of other sources, the citations include books, scholarly articles, dissertations, and selected research repotts. Works in the fields of political science, economics, law, public administration, the social sciences, and related disciplines are represented. The volume concludes with comprehensive author and subject indexes. Offering broad coverage and a convenient format, this new bibliography will be a valuable addition to the reference collections of academic, legal, governmental and public libraries.