Presidential Office

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Presidential Office

• The eight roles of a United States president.

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Presidents Roles

• Chief Executive
• Responsible for carrying out the nations laws
• Appoint the
• head of the CIA
• Hold a cabinet
• meeting

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Presidents 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

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Presidents 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

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Presidents 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

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Presidents Roles

• Chief Diplomat
• Represents the US when meeting with foreign
  leaders at home and abroad

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Presidents Roles

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

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Presidents Roles

• Foreign policy a nations 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

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Presidents Roles

• Must take an oath to preserve, protect, and
  defend the Constitution of the United States
• Exs travel to London to meet with the Prime
  Minister
• Work with leaders in the Middle East to create a
  peace plan

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Presidents Roles

• Head of State represent the U.S. at public
  events

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Presidents 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

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Presidents 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

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Presidents Roles

• Chief Administrator in charge of most of the
  governments employees manages the money used to
  run the government and its programs