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Unit 4 Executive BranchEssay Project
By: Amber Ohrt
Per. 2 Shaheen
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.