1. Roles of the President

2. Provide two examples of how
the president carries out the following roles:

3. Head of State
1-Represents the nation and performs many ceremonial roles
2-Chief diplomat [hosts heads of foreign governments]

4.  Chief Executive
1-Sees that the laws of Congress are carried out
2-In charge of over 2 million executive branch employees

5. Chief Legislator
1-Describes a legislative program during the State of the Union
Address
2-Veto power

6.  Economic Planner
1-Submits an annual economic report to Congress
2-Prepares an annual budget

7. Party Leader
1-Gives speeches to help party members who are running
for office.
2-Political Patronage: rewards fellow party members with appointments to political office.

8. Chief Diplomat
1-Directs the nation’s foreign policy 
2-Can classify information about foreign nations as secret
3-Executive agreements with other countries
4-Recognizes governments of foreign countries

9. Commander-in-Chief
1-Power to make war [shares with Congress]
2-Head of the armed forces
3-Responsible for key military decisions

10. Executive Orders-
Rules that have the force of law. They are issued to detail the specific actions federal agencies must take to implement a law.

11. Reprieve –
Postponement of legal punishment

12. Pardon-
Release from legal punishment

13. Amnesty-
A group pardon to people for an offense against the government [Carter and draft evaders]

14. Treaty-
Formal agreement between governments of two or more countries.
Needs 2/3 approval from the Senate

15. Executive Agreement-
Pact between the president and the head of a foreign
government; have the same legal status as treaties,
but does not need the consent of the Senate.

16.  Executive Privilege-
The right of a president to refuse to provide information to Congress or a court.