gareth stevens publishing crash course A LOOK AT YOUR GOVERNMENT What Does The PRESIDENT Do BY KATHLEEN CONNORS
The Chief Executive The president is the head of the executive branch of the US government The executive branch makes sure the laws of the nation are followed The president leads this branch through the many jobs he or she must do 44
MAKE THE GRADE The judicial branch of the US government has to do with the courts and is headed by the Supreme Court The legislative or lawmaking branch includes Congress PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT 55
