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Roles of the President

Roles of the President. Head of the Executive Branch “Boss” of executive branch workers Sees that all laws are carried out They appoint cabinet members and others to their jobs Issues Executive Orders. Chief Executive. Oval Office Cabinet Room. Obama’s Cabinet.

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Roles of the President

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  1. Roles of the President

  2. Head of the Executive Branch • “Boss” of executive branch workers • Sees that all laws are carried out • They appoint cabinet members and others to their jobs • Issues Executive Orders Chief Executive Oval Office Cabinet Room

  3. Obama’s Cabinet

  4. Executive orders - a rule the president issues that has the force of LAW • Korematsu v US (1944) • Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order which placed Japanese-Americans in internment camps during WWII • → the court upheld an order which restricted the civil rights of a single racial group during wartime …later determined to be Unconstitutional Executive orders

  5. They right to have confidentiality (papers, records, discussions) when discussing the nation Executive privilege

  6. Deals with foreign leaders at home and abroad • Makes foreign policy • Makes treaties (senate approves) • Appoints Ambassadors “representatives” Chief Diplomat

  7. Suggest laws to Congress and influences legislation • Approves/Signs bills into law • Delivers State of the Union Address (to Congress) • Prepares Federal budget Chief Legislator

  8. Leader of the Armed Forces (all military) • War Powers Act • The President may send troops to war for no more than 60 days without congressional approval • (Congress is the only one who can declare war) Commander in Chief

  9. Appoints federal judges • Grants pardons, reprieves, or amnesty Judicial Leader

  10. The President is head of their political party • Campaigns for members of their party Party Leader

  11. A symbol of the United States • Represents the USA to the world • Examples • Formally greats people • Awards medals Chief of State

  12. On the assigned page in your notebook, generate a list of examples of the president portraying these seven different roles. Use online resources and mass media to find your examples. HOMEWORK TASK

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