Executive Branch of Government: Study of Federal and State Government

This program shows how the Constitution established the Executive Branch; provided for the separation of powers and the relationship of the Executive Branch to the Legislative and Judicial Branches of the federal and state government. Specific roles of the Chief Executive are defined such as Commander-In-Chief; Foreign Policy Director; Legislative Leader; Party Leader; Popular Leader and Chief of State interspersed with interviews of state and national Executive Office Staff, Legislators, Media, Historians and others. Also explains how the role of the Chief Executive has evolved in terms of its influence and exercise of power since the Constitution was ratified.