The Roles of the President, Study notes of Political Systems

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The Roles of the President

• Chief of State
• Chief Executive
• Chief Administrator
• Chief Diplomat
• Commander in Chief
• Chief legislator
• Chief of party
• Chief citizen
• Chief of economy?

Review: Take 10

What beliefs are common for the POTUS and candidates?

Which trait is generally viewed as the most important for a POTUS?

What are some common features/looks that POTUS share?

What education is expected of most POTUS?

Chief of State

• The head of the government, figurehead of the United States

Chief Executive

• Constitution empowers the president to enforce the laws (with limitations)

Chief Diplomat

• The President is the leader,

initiator, and guide of our

foreign policy.

Commander in

Chief

• The President is head of all the military forces. He is responsible for raising, training, supervising, and deploying all the defense forces.

Chief of Party

• The President is the leader

of his own political party

as long as he is President.

Chief Citizen

• The President's job is to represent the people and to work for the public interest. As a representative of the nation's people, the president automatically assumes the role of its chief citizen, or popular leader.

Game

• Hot seat
• One student comes up and the class gives hints
• If they get the answer correct they can earn points?
• Rules: you cannot say, spell or otherwise hint at the name. You can only give contextual hints.

J. Edgar Hoover

• Dec. 8th,