Executive Branch Research Paper

“The executive branch of this government never has, nor will suffer, while I preside, any improper conduct of its officers to escape with impunity” George Washington the first president of the United States said this about the Executive Branch. There has been 42 presidents in charge of the Executive Branch since him. Not all of them have brought the same beliefs in the branch. Even with all the beliefs that were brought in and out the main principles of this branch has stayed the same. In the year of 1789 the Constitution of the United States set up the Executive Branch. The Constitution set the branch up so it can makes laws official and enforces the laws. The Executive Branch is made up of the President, Vice President and all the Executive Cabinet members. All the power of the Executive Branch invested to the President of the United States at that time. The president also picks the other members that will be in the …show more content…
Many say he was the greatest president because he helped end slavery. He also was a great leader during the war, which was one of the United States darkest times ever. Another great leader during a war was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was the president during World War 2. He also worked nonstop trying to end the Great Depression. He was the one who made the New Deal. Thomas Jefferson was responsible for getting the United States most of its lands in the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson also ended foreign slavery. James K. Polk helped grow the land of the United States by claiming the Oregon Territory. This land was one of the largest pieces of land the United States ever gained, it included the states now known as Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming, and Montana. He was also in office during the Mexican War. These are a few of the many presidents that were in charge of the Executive Branch. They also were a few of the most influential