Thorburn, Mark. The President and the Executive Branch.

Thorburn, Mark.   The President and the Executive Branch.  Enslow 104p  $31.93  978-0-7660-4063-2     jr/sr   Series: Constitution and US Government (Enslow)  VG-BNS      

This book covers the working of the executive branch, that is, the president of the United States and all his duties.  Under the presidency one finds that sixteen departments and the vice president’s office.  The departments include Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Defense, and Agriculture.  Then you have the other departments: Justice, Labor, the Treasury, State, Interior, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs.  The last one on the list is Independent Agencies and Government Corporations.

The book goes on to illustrate examples of situations the president has had to deal with, and basically explains the job of the president of the United States.

The book includes an index, photographs, illustrations, historical facts, internet addresses, a bibliography, a glossary and a list of the men who have been the president of the United States.    

other titles in the series are The United States Constitution, The Supreme Court and the Judicial Branch, The United States Congress and the Legislative Branch, and The Security Agencies of the United States.                     -- Magna Diaz