Head of state

The Executive Branch

Head of State Book CoverHead of State is designed to engage participants in understanding the awesome responsibilities of governance resident in the office of president of the United States of America. Participants will experience a online simulation in connection with the other branches of government to learn the checks and balances of how our government works. It provides a forum in which each participant is motivated to learn patriotism and appreciate the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

The purpose of Head of is to:

  • Provide an opportunity for participants to place themselves in the position of the President of the United States and consider the awesome responsibilities inherent in managing the domestic and foreign affairs of an economic, military and geopolitical power.

  • Provide an opportunity for participants to use digital democracy video tools to support their policy positions relative to current events within the areas of:

    • Head of State Images Department of Agriculture (USDA)
    Department of Commerce (DOC)
    Department of Defense (DOD)
    Department of Education (ED)
    Department of Energy (DOE)
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
    Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
    Department of Justice (DOJ)
    Department of Labor (DOL)
    Department of State (DOS)
    Department of the Interior (DOI)
    Department of the Treasury (TREAS)
    Department of Transportation (DOT)
    Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
       

  • Provide additional opportunities to learn how to critically think, develop public speaking skills, clarify one’s morals and values, gain leadership skills, participate in service-learning, actively share the democratic ideal and use the U.S Constitution and the Bill of Rights as a moral compass.