1. President’s Job
-As the nation has grown so has the
job of being President
-Examples:

2. Chief Executive
-Head of the Executive Branch
-Bureaucracy (all the people who
work for the government)
-Duties
-Carry Our the Laws
-Issue Executive Orders--Term
for orders given by the President
in order to carry out his duties as
Chief Executive—the orders have
the same force as law
-Appoint Government Officials

3. Chief Executive
-Head of the Executive Branch
-Bureaucracy (all the people who
work for the government)
-Duties
-Carry Our the Laws
-Issue Executive Orders--Term
for orders given by the President
in order to carry out his duties as
Chief Executive—the orders have
the same force as law
-Appoint Government Officials

4. Chief Diplomat
-Deals with Foreign Governments
-Duties
-Appoints Ambassadors w/ Senate
Approval
-Make Treaties w/ Senate
Approval
-Act as Mediator between Nations

5. Commander in Chief
-Leader of the Armed Forces
-Duties
-Command Our Troops
-Picks Military Leaders

6. Legislative Leader
-Tries to get laws passed that
benefit the nation as well as his
Party
-Economic leader in legislative role
-Uses Presidential Influence
-State of the Union Speech--
Speech given by the President
each year to describes the
situation of the nation and the
speech is required by the
Constitution
-Uses the media

7. Legislative Leader
-Tries to get laws passed that
benefit the nation as well as his
Party
-Economic leader in legislative role
-Uses Presidential Influence
-State of the Union Speech--
Speech given by the President
each year to describes the
situation of the nation and the
speech is required by the
Constitution
-Uses the media

8. Legislative Leader
-Tries to get laws passed that
benefit the nation as well as his
Party
-Economic leader in legislative role
-Uses Presidential Influence
-State of the Union Speech--
Speech given by the President
each year to describes the
situation of the nation and the
speech is required by the
Constitution
-Uses the media

9. Party Leader
-Is the Visible leader of his political
party and Pursues policies
favorable to his party goals
-uses patronage system
the patronage system gives out
gov’t positions to those people who
gave support to the candidate and
share their ideas
-gives endorsements in campaigns--
Process where famous or
influential people give their
support to someone who is seeking
office

10. Judicial Leader
-Head of the Law Enforcement System
-Power to appoint Federal and Supreme
Court Judges with approval of the
Senate
-Has certain Judicial powers:
immunity– making someone free from
prosecution
pardon--forgiving someone for a crime
reprieve-- delaying the punishment
given to someone
commutation– reducing a person’s
sentence
amnesty– legal term for granting
pardons to a group

11. Judicial Leader
-Head of the Law Enforcement System
-Power to appoint Federal and Supreme
Court Judges with approval of the
Senate
-Has certain Judicial powers:
immunity– making someone free from
prosecution
pardon--forgiving someone for a crime
reprieve-- delaying the punishment
given to someone
commutation– reducing a person’s
sentence
amnesty– legal term for granting
pardons to a group

12. Chief of State
-Is the symbolic leader of the nation
-Meets foreign leaders
-Make patriotic speeches and visits
-mostly symbolic gestures