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Roles of the
President of the
United States
By : Tyler King
Chief of State
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As the Chief of State,
the president is a living
symbol of the nation.
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Also as the Chief of
State the president
performs many
ceremonial duties such
as awarding medals
and throwing out the
first pitch at a baseball
game
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Chief Executive
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As Chief Executive, the
President's job is to enforce
federal laws, treaties, and
federal court hearings, develop
federal policies, to prepare the
national budget, and to appoint
federal officials
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The president is assisted by his
cabinet in the duties of Chief
Executive
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Chief Administrator
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The President is the chief
administrator of the
federal government. He
is responsible for all
federal departments,
including cabinet
departments, such as the
State Department, and
independent agencies,
such as NASA.
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Chief Diplomat
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As chief Diplomat, the
President's job is to
conduct foreign policy
by directing the
actions of American
ambassadors as well as
meeting with leaders
of foreign nations
Commander in Chief
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As Commander in Chief
the president holds the
power of supreme leader
of the nations military
having final say on all
military decisions.
The president is assisted in
this role by many top
generals and admirals of
the armed forces as well
as many retired military
personnel who serve on
his cabinet
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Chief Legislator
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As Chief Legislator, the
President's job is to give
information to Congress via
the State of the Union, to
recommend measures for
Congress to consider, and to
sign or veto bills.
Chief of the Party
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As the Chief of the
Party the president
helps members of his
political party get
elected or
appointed to office.
The president
campaigns for those
members who have
supported his
policies
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Chief Citizen
 As
Chief Citizen,
the President's job
is to represent the
people and to
work for the public
interest.
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Sources:
 http://presidentrwreagan.tripod.com/
 http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/articl
e.jsp?id=4683
 http://www.historycentral.com/Civics/Pres
/administrator.html