Unit 4 Executive Branch

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By: Amber Ohrt

Per. 2 Shaheen



The Eight Roles of the President:

1. Chief Administrator

2. Chief Diplomat

3. Commander in Chief 4. Chief Legislator

5. Chief of Party

6. Chief Citizen

7. Chief of State

8. Chief Executive



1. Chief Administrator

As chief Administrator the President heads the bureaucracy of the

Federal government meaning, he is in charge of managing all

federal departments and agencies. Here, Nixon speaks at an Air

Force Base prior to Apollo 13 launching, to which he is given the

credit for initiating.



2. Chief Diplomat

The president serves as the main architect of American foreign

policy and as the nation¶s chief spokesperson to the rest of the

world. This is a picture of The Camp David Accords, held under the

Egyptian President and U.S. President Jimmy Carter, leading to the

Egypt-Israel peace treaty, signed in early 1979.



3. Commander in Cheif

The president reigns over the nations armed forces and is subject to

his direct and immediate control. Here President Roosevelt is getting

briefed on proposed military operations to which he will decide how

to handle.



4. Chief Legislator In this role the president

forms America¶s Public

Policy. He can initiate,

suggest, request, insist,

and demand that congress

enact much of its major legislation. For example,

here President Obama is

signing the Stimulus

Package.



5. Chief of Party

The president serves as the acknowledged leader of the political

party to which he is associated. Here President Reagan is shown

accepting his Presidential Nomination at the Republican National

Convention of 1988.



6. Chief Citizen

As Chief Citizen the President is expected to represent all the people of

the united States. He is to work for and represent the public interests,

despite many private interests. For instance, in this picture is Lyndon B

Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr discussing how to better Civil Rights

for African Americans.



7. Chief of State

y As chief of state, the president heads the United States governmentand serves as a symbol of all people in the nation. Much like the

Queen of England, except he is a figurehead the rules and reigns.

Here, Obama is shown at a United Nations meeting representing the

United States.



8. Chief Executive The Constitution grants the President all executive power in the

United States. In order for this power to be officially recognized, the

President must take an Oath of Office. Here is President Kennedy

being sworn in.



Bibliography:

Chief of state-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6228477/UN-leaders-back-nuclear-resolution-but-grow-impatient-with-Iran.html

Chief Administrator- http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/jscfeatures/photos/Apollo13_35th/s70-15511.jpg

Chief diplomat- http://www.modernegypt.info/one-hundred-facts-about-egypt/fact/34/

Commander in chief-http://www.nps.gov/archive/wapa/indepth/extcontent/wapa/guides/offensive/sec2.htm

Chief of Party- http://www.flickr.com/photos/39735679@N00/479873156

Chief legislature:http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/02/19/6785/stimulus_plan_ties_the_hands_of_reluctant_governors

Chief Citizen: http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/01/20/lyndon-b-johnson-with-martin-luther-king-jr-and-other-civil-rights-leaders/

Chief Executive: http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_political/tag/epic%20post

Info: Book and Shaheen¶s website.

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