1. The Roles of the President
Governmental Systems in the United States - Executive Branch and The President

2. President & his ROLES! President’s Job
-As the nation has grown so has the job of being President
-Examples:
Just like the many roles we play, as does the President.
For example: You all may be students – athletes – club members – brothers – sisters – mentors – etc….

3. Role 1 – Chief Executive
Appointing someone to serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Chief Executive
-Head of the Executive Branch
-Duties:
-Carry Out the Laws
-Issue Executive Orders--Term for orders given by the President in order to carry out his duties as Chief Executive— the orders have the same force as law
-Appoint Government Officials: such as judges/ Head of the Cia – FBI - Etc

4. -Make Treaties w/ Senate Approval
Traveling to England to meet
with Parliament and other British leaders.  
Entertaining Japanese diplomats in the White House.
What is a mediator?
-Duties
-Make Treaties w/ Senate Approval
-Act as Mediator between Nations
-Deals with Foreign Governments
Role 2 - Chief Diplomat

5. Role 3 Commander in Chief
-Leader of the Armed Forces
-Duties
-Command Our Troops
-Picks Military Leaders
Inspecting a Navy yard.  
Deciding, in wartime, whether to bomb foreign cities.  
Calling out troops to stop a riot.

6. Role 4 - Legislative Leader
-Uses Presidential Influence
Duties:
-State of the Union Speech-- Speech given by the President each year to describes the situation of the nation and the speech is required by the Constitution
- Uses the media to help reach out to Americans
 Signing a bill of Congress.
Making a speech in Congress
(joint-session)

7. Role 5 Party Leader
-Is the Visible leader of his political party and Pursues policies favorable to his party goals
Duties:
-uses patronage system
the patronage system gives out gov’t positions to those people who gave support - pages/interns
-gives endorsements in campaigns-- Process where famous or influential people give their support to someone who is seeking office

8. Role 6 Judicial Leader -Head of the Law Enforcement System
-Power to appoint Federal and Supreme Court Judges with approval of the Senate
-Has certain Judicial powers - Duties:
immunity– making someone free from prosecution
pardon--forgiving someone for a crime
reprieve-- delaying the punishment given to someone
commutation– reducing a person’s sentence
amnesty– legal term for granting pardons to a group – example are illegal immigrants

9. Role 7 - Chief of State
Awarding medals to the winners of college scholarships.
Congratulating astronauts on their journey into space.
Making a patriotic speech on the Fourth of July.
-Is the symbolic leader of the nation
- Duties
Meets foreign leaders
-Make patriotic speeches and visits
-mostly symbolic gestures

10. Create a “roles of the president’ chart!!!
Divide 1 piece of paper into fourths – fold it hamburger and then hotdog
Make the first square your “title square” and number the rest 1-7
List 7 roles of the president – one in each section
List the duties/responsibilities under each role
Create 2 symbols for each role
Be creative!