1. Roles of the President SSCG12: The student will analyze the various roles played by the President of the United States; include Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, chief executive, chief agenda setter, representative of the nation, chief of state, foreign policy leader, and party leader.

2. Roles of the President Chief of Party/Political Party Leader  Leader of the party  Helps people within the party get elected or appointed  Campaigns for party members  Gives speeches for the party  Ex: gives a speech at a party rally, campaigns for a party member running for office

3. Roles of the President Commander-in-Chief  Leader of the armed forces:  All military leaders meet with, and take orders from, the President  President is in charge of troops and weapons  Ex: Inspects troops and military base, decides whether to use nuclear weapons or deploy forces.

4. Roles of the President Head of State  Represents the country at public events, ceremonies and receptions  Ex: awards medals to students, lights the White House Christmas tree, greets visitors to the White House

5. Roles of the President Chief Diplomat/Foreign Policy Leader  Sets the nation’s foreign policy  Represents the U.S. when meeting with leaders of other countries.  Involved in developing agreements and treaties  Ex: NAFTA Secretary of State Clinton smiles as she poses for photos with athletes of the Special Olympics World Winter Games during a reception after her arrival in Tokyo, Japan. Clinton arrived in Tokyo on her first trip abroad as President Barack Obama's chief diplomat with a warning to North Korea that it needs to live up to its commitments to dismantle its nuclear programs

6. Roles of the President Chief Legislator  Sets the agenda by voicing his opinions and ideas about which laws need to be passed  Gives speeches to Congress about the laws they make  Ex: Signs or vetoes a law, or works to get a law passed by Congress

7. Roles of the President Economic Leader:  Puts forth a budget with the goal of improving the economy. Such as job stimulus, lower or raise taxes.

8. Chief Executive/ Administrator  President has all of the executive powers given to the executive branch by the Constitution to enforce the laws and supervise the affairs of the nation  Ex: appoints the head of FBI, appoints judges, or holds a Cabinet meeting