Match the nickname to the
president
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Man of the new
frontier
The Professor
Tricky Dicky
Dubya
Teflon President
Slick Willie
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John F. Kennedy
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Woodrow Wilson
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
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NAME THE PRESIDENTIAL
ROLES
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CHIEF OF STATE
CHIEF DIPLOMAT
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
LEGISLATIVE LEADER
ECONOMIC LEADER
PARTY CHIEF
JUDICIAL ROLE
PRESIDENTIAL ROLES
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Choose any two roles the president plays
and describe how he plays the role.
ROLES THE PRESIDENT
PLAYS
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Chief Executive
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Commander-In-Chief
Legislative Leader
Party Chief
Economic Chief
Judicial Leader
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Appoints & fires
members to the
executive branch
Issues executive orders
Holds executive cabinet
meetings
CHIEF OF STATE
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Awards medals
Attends ceremonies
Represents the US
Greets visiting
leaders
CHIEF DIPLOMAT
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Represents the US in
relations w/ other nations
Makes foreign policy
Creates executive
agreements
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Leads & commands the
Armed Forces
May send troops to
protect the US in both
domestic & foreign lands
LEGISLATIVE LEADER
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Provides the State of
the Union message
Signs or vetoes bills
Creates the federal
budget
PARTY CHIEF
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Leads their political
party
Makes appearances
to support party
members
ECONOMIC CHIEF
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Keeps the economy
running smoothly
Keeps the US dollar
strong, inflation
down & employment
up
JUDICIAL ROLE
(noted in textbook on p. 246)
HOW THE ROLE IS
PLAYED
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Nominates judges
Grant pardons