This is an unusual video, but it contains some helpful tools that could be useful for teaching elementary aged children the basics of the US government. There is no narration to accompany this clip, but the slide show at the beginning is...

Backstory program on Executive Power and how it is has been used or abused over the years. The American History Guys explore this issue by looking at various presidents and public reaction throughout American history. Audio and...

Video introduced by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos where he discusses his work with President Bill Clinton and later his perspective of presidents as a journalist. Students will learn from constitutional experts and a guide why an...

In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution, Article 2, and the role of the President. There was great discussion on the executive role. [6:41]

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Presidential signing statements. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses formal and informal powers of the US President . This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government...

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Article II of the Constitution. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses a divided government and gridlock in the United States. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP...

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Congressional behavior of gerrymandering. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the expansion of presidential power. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the process of the Senate checking on presidential appointments. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...

This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the US President's bully pit. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the U.S. government's separation of powers and the system of checks and balances. In theory, the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch are designed to keep each other...

In this show, we discuss the different types of bureaucracies that exist. They are all part of the executive branch, but some work more directly with the president than others. Some bureaucracies exist solely to regulate industry, while...

What were the first three executive departments in the new government of the United States? Find out in this episode. [52 secs.]

Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Henry Knox: These were the first three secretaries of the first executive departments. [1 min.]

When Jefferson was president, about 2,000 people worked for the executive branch; today, that number is about 3 million. Does the growth of the government adhere to the rules set forth in the Constitution? [1 min. 3 secs.]

What were the first three executive departments? Find out on today's episode. This episode originally aired in May 2012.

When Jefferson was president, about 2,000 people worked for the executive branch; today, that number is about 3 million. This episode originally aired in May 2012.

The Anti-Federalists believed that the executive and judicial branches would have too much power under the proposed Constitution.

George Washington put aside any personal relationships in appointing the most qualified individuals to the executive branch, and paid scrupulous attention to the protocols set by the Constitution for the presidential office.

Explains reasons executive authority has grown substantially over time.

Presidential executive orders have been one factor that contributed to the rise in power of the executive authority, as new responsibilities in working out the details of legislation were taken on.

The executive branch's civil servants and the public's opnions are both able to check the power of the President.