The head of the executive branch is the

a. president

b. chief justice

c. vice president

d. speaker of the house

The answer is letter A.

In a democratic form of government, the President is the head of the executive branch. He is also considered as the overseer of all the other branches of the government (e. g. judiciary and legislative). He is responsible in approving bills into laws and generally the person responsible for his countrymen.