Bellwork: Day 1
This is the last Bellwork sheet you’ll
ever have. Does it make you sad?
Paraphrase each statement on your paper and decide whether it is true or false.
1) The President can declare war if America's national
security is threatened.
2) The President has the right to withhold certain
information from Congress if he thinks it would
endanger America.
3) The power of the vice-presidency has been increasing since
the early 1990s.
4) No president has ever made it to the highest office
without being elected to either the Presidency or the
vice-presidency
5) The president is one of the highest paid members of
American society.
6) No president has ever been elected to more than
two terms
Assignment 5:
The Roles of the
President
Role: Chief of State
• Acts as example for and symbol of the United
States
• Represents America at special occasions and
ceremonies.
• Kings and Queens are heads of state.
• Awarding medals and speechmaking are
examples of this role.
Role: Chief Executive
• Acts as boss of federal government workers in 14
executive departments.
• These departments help the President carry out,
enforce, or execute the law.
• The president chooses cabinet members to
advise and assist him.
• Example: Holding cabinet meetings and
appointing federal officials.
The Chief Executive
• The Offices of the Executive Branch are found
in the White House and other federal
buildings in Washington D.C.
Role: Chief Diplomat
• Conducts foreign policy by directing the
actions of American ambassadors.
• Signs treaties and trade agreements with
leaders of other nations.
Role: Commander-In-Chief
• In charge of US
Armed Forces.
• President decides
where armed forces
are to be stationed,
weapons to be used.
• Secretary of Defense
under President.
• Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs is the
top military
commander under
President.
Role: Chief Legislator
• Congress has the power to make laws.
• President can propose bills and must sign bills
into law.
• He often calls members of Congress to lobby for
his agenda.
• Presents his agenda to Congress in the annual
State of the Union address.
Role: Chief Legislator
• President Reagan before a joint-session of
Congress.
Role: Chief of the Party
• Presidents help members of their party get
elected or appointed to office.
• They make campaign speeches needed for reelection.
• Head of fund-raising for the party.
Chief Guardian of the Economy
• Monitors
▫ unemployment,
▫ Inflation, taxation, business,
▫ and general welfare of the
nation.
▫ He does not control the
economy, but he gets credit if
it goes well.
Foldable
ROLE
Chief
Executive
Commander
in Chief
Chief
Legislator
Chief
Diplomat
Chief of
State
Chief of
Party
Chief of
Economy
HEADLINE
SUMMARY
PICTURE
Headline: write
a newspaper
headline that
would show that
role of the
president being
used
Summary:
explain how your
newspaper
headline relates
to the role (look
at your notes)
Picture: draw a
picture that
might be in the
newspaper to go
along with your
headline
Quiz
1) What is the term for the group of party officials who
submit the official vote for the president depending on
the popular vote of a state during a presidential election?
2) Which president set the example for limiting the
number of terms a president should serve to
two?
3) What is the title for the highest military officer of the
United States Armed Forces?
4) When the President is raising funds for fellow
Democrats or Republicans, making campaign
speeches to help get them re-elected, which role
of the Presidency is being fulfilled?
5) Unemployment, inflation, and the budget deficit are
areas of concern for the President when s/he is primarily
acting in which role?
6) One role of the chief legislator is to report to Congress
annually on the health and well-being of the nation, and
to outline his/her legislative agenda for the year. What is
the term given to this event?
7) Which role of the President is greatly restricted
by the power of the Senate to ratify all treaties
and trade agreements developed by the
President?
8) At right is a graphic from the White House Web Page
that outlines all of the programs that President Clinton
has suggested to Congress. Which role of the President
does this image and its content best represent?
9) The Executive department heads must manage
their own departments in order to help the
President enforce laws passed by Congress.
What is the other important job carried out by
the heads of the Executive Departments?
10) This image also comes from the White House Web Site
If one visits the link, one will be able to read a speech
given at the closing ceremony of the 50th anniversary of
the UN. Which presidential role best fits this occasion?
11) The United States maintains a large number of troops in the wartorn nation of Bosnia to act as UN peace keepers there. Which role
of the President allows him/her to direct this US force?
13) The following is the opening lines of a speech by President Clinton after the
Oklahoma city bombing in 1995. Which role of the presidency is he fulfilling
with these words?
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Governor Keating and Mrs.
Keating, Reverend Graham, to the families of those who have been
lost and wounded, to the people of Oklahoma City, who have
endured so much, and the people of this wonderful state, to all of
you who are here as our fellow Americans.
I am honored to be here today to represent the American people.
14) This image shows President Clinton, King Hussein of Jordan and Prime
Minister Rabin of Israel agreeing to peace in the Middle East. Which role of the
Presidency is Clinton demonstrating in this image (choose the best answer!)
15) This photo shows President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Bill
in 1964. This law outlawed discrimination on the basis of race in
America. Johnson worked hard to have this bill passed through
Congress.
In which role was he participating when this historic photo was
taken?