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THE PRESIDENT

T H E R O L E O F T H E P R E S I D E N T

PART 2

#1 ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT:

• The president has certain roles he/she is expected to perform:• I would know these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHIEF OF STATE

This means he is the ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.

President Kennedy speaks at Berlin Wall, 1963

Queen Elizabeth and President Reagan, 1983

CHIEF OF THE PARTY:

• the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch.

CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR

• The director of the United States government.

CHIEF CITIZEN:

• expected to be “the representative of all the people.”

#2 EXPRESSED POWERS

• These are the powers that the constitution states the president has• Specifically stated • Mainly found in Article II

• These are FORMAL or EXPRESSED powers• I would know these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COMMANDER IN CHIEF

• The Constitution gives him/her complete control of the nation’s armed forces.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE:

• “Faithfully execute” the laws• Require the opinion of heads of executive departments• Grant pardons for federal offenses except for cases of

impeachment• Nominate judges of the Supreme Court and all other officers

of the U.S. with consent of the Senate• Fill vacancies that may happen during recess of the Senate

CHIEF LEGISLATOR:

• The main architect of the nation’s public policies• Give State of the Union address to Congress

• Recommend “measures” to the Congress

• Upon “extraordinary occasions” convene both houses of Congress• Presidential Veto

CHIEF DIPLOMAT:

• The main architect of American foreign policy and chief spokesperson to the rest of the world• Appoint ambassadors, ministers and consuls

• Make treaties subject to Senate confirmation

• Receive ambassadors

#3 IMPLIED POWERS

• Those powers not explicitly written in the Constitution • These are INFORMAL or IMPLIED powers•You need to know these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

•Orders issued by the President that carry the force of law

Notice for Japanese “relocation,” 1942

EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS

• International agreements, usually related to trade, made by a president that has the force of a treaty; does NOT need Senate approval

EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE

• Claim by a president that he has the right to decide that the national interest will be better served if certain information is withheld from the public, including the Courts and Congress