Roles of the President of the United States
By : Tyler King
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Chief of State As the Chief of State, the
president is a living symbol of the nation.
Also as the Chief of State the president performs many ceremonial duties such as awarding medals and throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game
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Chief Executive As Chief Executive, the
President's job is to enforce federal laws, treaties, and federal court hearings, develop federal policies, to prepare the national budget, and to appoint federal officials
The president is assisted by his cabinet in the duties of Chief Executive
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Chief Administrator The President is the
chief administrator of the federal government. He is responsible for all federal departments, including cabinet departments, such as the State Department, and independent agencies, such as NASA.
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Chief Diplomat As chief Diplomat, the
President's job is to conduct foreign policy by directing the actions of American ambassadors as well as meeting with leaders of foreign nations
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Commander in Chief As Commander in Chief
the president holds the power of supreme leader of the nations military having final say on all military decisions.
The president is assisted in this role by many top generals and admirals of the armed forces as well as many retired military personnel who serve on his cabinet
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Chief Legislator As Chief Legislator, the
President's job is to give information to Congress via the State of the Union, to recommend measures for Congress to consider, and to sign or veto bills.
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Chief of the Party As the Chief of the
Party the president helps members of his political party get elected or appointed to office.
The president campaigns for those members who have supported his policies
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Chief Citizen As Chief Citizen,
the President's job is to represent the people and to work for the public interest.
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Sources:
http://presidentrwreagan.tripod.com/
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4683
http://www.historycentral.com/Civics/Pres/administrator.html