Roles of the President

Preview Activity: Look at the pictures in your preview. What do you think they are doing in each?

Follow Along and Fill In Your Interactive Notebook Testable Information Follow Along and Fill In Your Interactive Notebook As We Discuss the Roles of the President

Roles of the President: The President is the head of the ___________ branch, but he doesn’t work alone. executive

Roles of the President: The Vice President helps, the _________ departments, government _________, and ___________ groups. cabinet agencies regulatory

Roles of the President: Regulatory Groups: Sometimes, federal agencies and regulatory groups must interpret, or provide specific guidelines for, the laws passed by Congress before they can enforce them.

Roles of the President: Presidential power has ________ in the years since the Constitution was ratified. grown Approved

Roles of the President: The President exercises power as…

State Chief of ________: greets visitors, gives awards Roles of the President: State Chief of ________: Ceremonial Head of the Government. Ex. _________________________ ____________________________ greets visitors, gives awards lights national Christmas tree

Executive Chief ___________: carries out laws issues executive orders Roles of the President: Executive Chief ___________: Head of the Executive Branch of Government. Ex. ________________________ ____________________________ carries out laws issues executive orders appoints officials

Legislator Chief ___________: gives State of the Union Roles of the President: Legislator Chief ___________: Proposer of the Legislative Agenda. Ex. _________________________ ____________________________ gives State of the Union Address to suggest laws approves/vetos laws http://www.whitehouse.gov/sotu

Commander ___________-in-Chief: sends troops to war Roles of the President: Commander ___________-in-Chief: Head of the nation’s armed forces. Ex. sends troops to war

Diplomat Chief ___________: decides how the U.S. Roles of the President: Diplomat Chief ___________: Architect of American Foreign Policy. Ex. _________________________ ____________________________ decides how the U.S. interacts with other countries.

Party Chief of _______: helps them raise money, Roles of the President: Party Chief of _______: Leader of the Political Party that Controls the Executive Branch. Ex. _________________________ ____________________________ helps them raise money, campaigns for candidates

Citizen Chief _______: interacts with citizens to keep us informed, Roles of the President: Citizen Chief _______: Representative of all the people. Ex. _________________________ ____________________________ ______________________ interacts with citizens to keep us informed, acts as a role model

Examine each photo and decide which role the President is performing. Processing Activity: Examine each photo and decide which role the President is performing.