Presidential Office The eight roles of a United

Presidential Office The eight roles of a United States president.

President’s Roles • Chief Executive • Responsible for carrying out the nation’s laws • Appoint the head of the CIA • Hold a cabinet meeting

President’s Roles • Commander in Chief • Head of armed forces • Commands during wartime and peacetime • Close contact with military leaders • Final say in wartime • Is a civilian • Calls the National Guard to patrol airports • Orders a bombing raid

President’s Roles • Chief Agenda Setter • Give information about the Union • State of the Union address each year • Sets programs • Ideas it wants Congress to enact • Budget proposal • Raise or spend money

President’s Roles • Chief Legislator: he cannot make laws, but he can voice his own ideas and opinions to Congress while they draft legislation • Gives speeches promoting his agendas and by meeting with Congress • Signs or vetoes bills • Works to get enough House or Senate votes

President’s Roles • Chief Diplomat – Represents the US when meeting with foreign leaders at home and abroad

President’s Roles • Chief Diplomat • Diplomacy: the art of conducting negotiations with foreign countries • Builds the international ties that further US economic and security interests

President’s Roles – Foreign policy: a nation’s plans for dealing with other countries – Promote trade and friendship with other countries while maintaining the security of the US – Has the power to negotiate treaties with foreign nations

President’s Roles • Must take an oath to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States • Ex’s: travel to London to meet with the Prime Minister • Work with leaders in the Middle East to create a peace plan

President’s Roles • Head of State: represent the U. S. at public events

President’s Roles • Ceremonial role that allows the president to encourage American values and acknowledge others who do the same • Congratulating astronauts who return from space travel • Greeting White House visitors • Awarding medals to event winners

President’s Roles • Political Party Leader • Makes speeches to help other party members who are running for public office • Helps raise money for its political campaigns, candidates, and programs • Choosing leading party members to serve in the cabinet

President’s Roles • Chief Administrator: in charge of most of the government’s employees; manages the money used to run the government and its programs