THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

The President’s

Many

Hats

CHIEF EXECUTIVE• The president is the

boss of the executive

branch. He meets with a lot of people.

• The president is in charge of all the workers in the executive branch

• The president picks

the heads of departments

like education or defense.

CHIEF DIPLOMAT

• The president meets with leaders from many countries

• The president has state dinners to honor the leaders of other countries

• The president talks with other countries to keep peace and work with them on problems.

CHIEF OF STATE

• As the Chief of Statethe president represents our country here and in other lands

• He goes to funerals of important people

• He attends many ceremonies as a symbol of the United States

• The president gives awards to Americans who have done great things.

ECONOMIC LEADER

• The president works hard to see that there are enough good jobs for everyone.

• He tries to keep prices from going up and up

COMMANDER IN CHIEF

• The president is in charge of the army, navy, air force, marines and the coast guard.

• The president meets with the secretary of defense to make military decisions

• He gives the orders when there is a war.

• He makes sure our troops are well prepared and have everything they need in war

PARTY LEADER

• The president is a Republican or a Democrat. These are political parties.

• The President has influence over the way his political party thinks about problems in our country

• He makes speeches and tries to raise money for his party