Objectives -

• Analyze the structure, functions, and processes of the executive branch
• Describe the various roles of the president: commander in chief, head diplomat, agenda setter, chief executive
• Identify the functions of executive cabinet positions and regulatory departments

In Executive Command, students assume the presidency and learn how to:

• Propose an agenda to Congress
• Sign bills into law
• Delegate new laws to the appropriate federal agency
• Handle international diplomacy
• Command the military during times of war