THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTERS 13 - 17
PART 2
THE ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT
#1 ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT:
• The president has certain roles he/she
is expected to perform:
• I would know these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHIEF OF STATE
 This
means he is the ceremonial head of the
government of the United States, the symbol
of all the people of the nation.
Queen Elizabeth and President Reagan, 1983
President Kennedy speaks at
Berlin Wall, 1963
CHIEF OF THE PARTY:
• the acknowledged leader of the
political party that controls the
executive branch.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR
• The director of the United
States government.
CHIEF CITIZEN:
•
expected to be “the representative of all
the people.”
#2 EXPRESSED POWERS
• These are the powers that the
constitution states the president has
• Specifically stated
• Mainly found in Article II
• These are FORMAL or EXPRESSED
powers
• I would know these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
•
The Constitution gives him/her complete
control of the nation’s armed forces.
TOP EXECUTIVE:
• “Faithfully execute” the laws
• Require the opinion of heads of executive departments
• Grant pardons for federal offenses except for cases of
impeachment
• Nominate judges of the Supreme Court and all other officers
of the U.S. with consent of the Senate
• Fill vacancies that may happen during recess of the Senate
TOP LEGISLATOR:
• The main architect of the nation’s public policies
• Give State of the Union address to Congress
• Recommend “measures” to the Congress
• Upon “extraordinary occasions” convene both houses of
Congress
• Presidential Veto
TOP DIPLOMAT:
• The main architect of American foreign policy and chief
spokesperson to the rest of the world
• Appoint ambassadors, ministers and consuls
• Make treaties subject to Senate confirmation
• Receive ambassadors
#3 IMPLIED POWERS
• Those powers not explicitly written in the
Constitution
• These are INFORMAL or IMPLIED powers
• You need to know these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
• Orders issued by the
President that carry
the force of law
Notice for Japanese “relocation,” 1942
EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS
• International agreements, usually related to
trade, made by a president that has the force of
a treaty; does NOT need Senate approval
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
• Claim by a president that he has the right
to decide that the national interest will
be better served if certain information is
withheld from the public, including the
Courts and Congress