All In a Day’s Work Active Participation Activity: Presidential Powers The following is a list of powers the President has-except some are wrong. Thumbs Up for YES and Thumbs Down for NO

Draft laws and pass them. No

Defend and protect the Constitution Yes

Commander in Chief of the armed forces. Yes

Decide who wins court cases. No

Execute laws that have been passed. Yes

Recommend laws for Congress to consider. Yes

Make treaties without approval. No

Ask for advice from department heads. Yes

Nominate Supreme Court judges. Yes

Nominate ambassadors. Yes

Tell Congress what laws is must pass. No

Approve or reject laws that have been passed. Yes

Receive ambassadors from other countries. Yes

Pardon a politician who has been impeached. No

Give a speech to Congress about the State of the Union. Yes

Appoint a governor for each state.