Powers and Roles of the President

Powers and responsibilities of the President

Where does presidential power come from?

Article II of the Constitution describes the power and responsibility of the President.

No person shall be elected to be president more than twice.

​22nd Amendment

As Presidential power has grown, the checks on that power are important.

Impeachment

Nomination approval power

Judicial review

Override a veto

​Other Checks and balances

​Qualifications

35 years old


Natural born citizen


Living continuously in US for 14 years

Responsibilities of the President

As chief executive, the President must enforce the laws passed by Congress.

Responsibilities of the President

One way the President can do this is with an executive order, telling the executive branch how to handle a situation, law, or policy.

Multiple Choice

What is an executive order?

• A law passed by Congress

• directions for the executive branch on how to handle a law or issue.

• the president or governor

Multiple Choice

What is the job of the executive branch?

• to make laws

• to carry out laws

• to interpret laws

Economic stability

It is the President's job to work with Congress to promote a strong economy. Two areas of focus are inflation and unemployment.



What do you think these 2 words mean?

​The Chief executive is also responsible for submitting a budget.

A budget is how much money the government will need to spend for the year.




Congress must approve the budget.

Safety, Security, and order

Both federal agencies and state law enforcement work to keep people safe and enforce laws.


Can you name a federal agency that focuses on safety, security, and order?

​Executives can declare states of emergency

Allows government emergency powers to protect citizens and provide assistance during natural disasters or major threats.


Can temporarily limit rights of people.


Must be specific, of a limited time frame, and justifiable.

Multiple Choice

What are the requirements for declaring a state of emergency?

• It must be for a specific reason, justifiable, and for a limited time.

• It must be approved by Congress and declared constitutional by the courts.

• It must be agreed upon by 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the states.

Use state police and curfews to stop rioting.


Order emergency evacuations of part of their state during wild fires and hurricanes.

​State

Providing emergency relief (money and supplies) to states hit by hurricanes.

President-elect Trump plans to declare state of emergency to use military to deport illegal migrants.

​Federal

Open Ended

Are there any questions you have? Anything you don't understand? Anything surprise you? Anything worth talking about?

Hats of the president

The president has many different jobs or roles. To do these jobs, the president wears different 'hats' or titles.

The president represents the country during ceremonial occasions.

​Head of State

The president is in charge of the executive branch.

​Chief executive

Chief Executive and Head of State

The president is in charge of the military (National Defense)

​Commander in chief

The president meets with leaders from other countries and negotiates treaties.

​Chief diplomat

Chief diplomat and Commander in chief

Leads political party.

Head of party

Pushes for Congress to support policies.


Signs or vetoes bills.

​Chief legislator

Chief legislator and Head of party

​Economic chief

Works to keep the economy stable and lower unemployment.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the role of the Head of State?

• This means that the President is the leader of his affiliated political party
• The ceremonial head of the government of the United States
• This term means the President is the representative of the people, and works for the public interest 
• This term means the President is the head of the Federal Government

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the role of the Chief Legislator?

• This title means the President speaks to other countries 

• This means the President is in charge of the executive branch

• This means that the President is the leader of his political party

• This title refers to his role in setting public policy and suggesting laws.,

Multiple Choice

The Executive Chief on our regional level is...

• The President

• The Governor

• The Mayor

• Our House of Representative

Multiple Choice

Sets foreign policy, appoints ambassadors, and works with the leaders of other nations.

• Head of State

• Chief Legislator

• Chief Diplomat

Open Ended

Do you have any questions? Anything confuse you? Surprise you? Anything worth talking about?

​Can you match the hat with the examples?

Use the slips in the brown envelopes to match hats to examples.

Additional responsibilities and powers

The Constitution requires the President to give a State of the Union address to Congress.


Informs Congress and public of the overall condition of the nation.


Informs Congress and public of the policies the President will be pushing for over the coming year.

​The Chief executive even has judicial powers.

The chief executive nominates judges and justices to the Supreme Court.



The President can pardon someone convicted of a federal crime.



A governor can pardon someone convicted of a state crime.

Multiple Choice

Which Presidential Role is about being the main boss of everyone who works in the government, and choosing who leads most government departments?

• Chief Executive

• Chief Administrator

• Commander in Chief

• Chief of State

Multiple Choice

Which Presidential Role is about being the person who Enforces and Executes laws passed by Congress?

• Chief of State

• Chief Administrator

• Chief Executive

• Commander in Chief

Multiple Choice

If something happened to the President, who would be first in line to take over?

• First Lady

• President Pro Tempore

• Vice President

• The US elects a new President

Multiple Choice

Who is in charge of each branch of the US Military?

• The top general in each branch

• The 5 Star Generals

• The Joint Chiefs of Staff

• The President

Multiple Choice

What is a decree given by the President to a certain part of government, which tells them to interpret the law or act in a certain way?

• Decree

• Presidential Order

• Executive Order

• A Law

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the Presidential power to release someone from Prison so they are no longer guilty of a crime?

• Repreive

• Commuting a Sentence

• Pardon

• Veto

Multiple Select

Which of the following CAN the president do?

• nominate judges to federal courts

• offer pardons

• choose members of the cabinet

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can the president NOT DO?

• nominate supreme court justices

• send the Navy to the south Pacific

• declare war

• none of the given