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The President’s Job Description
Chapter 13Section 1
Key Terms
• Chief of State• Chief Executive• Chief Administrator• Chief Diplomat
• Commander In Chief• Chief Legislator• Chief of Party• Chief citizen
Presidential Roles
• Chief of State- ceremonial head of the government
• He or she is the symbol of the country
• “The personal embodiment and representative of their dignity and majesty”
• Some countries the chief of state does not rule– Queens of England,
Denmark and the Netherlands
– Kings of Norway, Sweden and Belgium
– Emperor of Japan– President of Italy and
Germany
Chief Executive
• Vested with “the executive power” by the Constitution
• Power is broad in both foreign and domestic affairs
• There are constitutional checks
Chief Administrator
• The director of the huge executive branch
• Is the head of one of the largest governments in the world
• Employs 2.7 million civilians and spends 3 trillion dollars a year
Chief Diplomat
• The main architect of American foreign policy
• Nation’s chief spokesman to the world
• Truman states “I make foreign policy”
• Everything they do is followed closely abroad
Commander in Chief
• The head of the armed forces given by the constitution
• Head of 1.4 million men and woman in uniform
• President has direct and immediate control
Chief Legislator
• The principle author of public policies
• The president usually sets the legislative agenda
• Working with Congress occupies a lot of the president’s time
Chief of Party
• The acknowledged leader of their political party
• Virtually unchallengeable
• Much of the president’s comes from how they play this role
Chief Citizen
• Expected to be the representative of all people
• Expected to take the high road and champion interests
• “The Presidency” says Roosevelt ,”Is not merely a public office. It is preeminently, a place of moral leadership”
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Chief Citizen
• The way the president plays any one role can have a real effect on the ability to play another
• Johnson– The way he handles the
Viet Nam War damaged him
• Nixon– The scandal of
Watergate
Formal Qualifications
• Be a natural born citizen
• Have attained the age of 35 years
• Theodore Roosevelt the youngest at 42
• Ronald Regan the oldest at 69
• Most chief executives were in their 50’s
Formal Qualifications
• Lived in the United States for 14 years
• Both Hoover and Eisenhower spent many years outside the United States.
• It is any 14 years
The Presidential Term
• Four year term with the ability to be elected to a second term
• Until 1951 there was no constitutional limit for re-election
• From Washington until FDR no President ran for more than two terms
The Presidential Term
• Truman, Eisenhower, Reagan have called for a repeal of the 22 Amendment
• Several President’s have urged a single six year term
• Free president from campaigning for a second term
Pay and Benefits
• Congress determines the President’s pay
• First President paid $25,000. Pay now $400,000
• $50,000 in expenses
Pay and Benefits
• White house (132 room mansion)
• Fleet of Cars• Air Force One• Helicopters• Camp David• Finest medical and
dental care• Generous
entertainment funds