Roles of the President Quiz

Chief Legislator Power(s)

• Proposes legislation

• Vetoes legislation (lacks line item veto -- struck down by
  Supreme Court)

• Calls special sessions of Congress

• Enforces laws, treaties, executive orders, and court decisions

• Appoints officials to office

Chief Executive Power(s)

• Proposes legislation

• Vetoes legislation (lacks line item veto -- struck down by
  Supreme Court)

• Calls special sessions of Congress

• Enforces laws, treaties, executive orders, and court decisions

• Appoints officials to office

Commander In Chief Power(s)

• Sets overall foreign policy

• Appoints ambassadors

• Negotiates both treaties and executive agreements

• Gives diplomatic recognition to foreign governments

• Head of the armed forces

Chief Diplomat Power(s)

• Sets overall foreign policy

• Appoints ambassadors

• Negotiates both treaties and executive agreements

• Gives diplomatic recognition to foreign governments

• Head of the armed forces

Chief Of State Power(s)

• The ceremonial head of our nation (e.g., tosses out the
  first ball of the baseball season, visits the areas struck by
  natural disaster)

• Appoints federal judges

• Negotiates both treaties and executive agreements

• Gives diplomatic recognition to foreign governments

• Issues pardons (e.g., Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate)
  and amnesty

Chief Jurist Power(s)

• The ceremonial head of our nation (e.g., tosses out the
  first ball of the baseball season, visits the areas struck by
  natural disaster)

• Appoints federal judges

• Negotiates both treaties and executive agreements

• Gives diplomatic recognition to foreign governments

• Issues pardons (e.g., Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate)
  and amnesty

Chief Of Party Power(s)

• Selects the party’s chairman of the national committee

• Political patronage

• Proposes budget

• Responsible for overall health of economy

Chief Economist Power(s)

• Selects the party’s chairman of the national committee

• Political patronage

• Proposes budget

• Responsible for overall health of economy

Chief Legislator check(s)

• Congress need not pass suggested legislation

• Congress can override veto with 2/3 majority
  in both houses

• Congress passes laws and has “power of the
  purse”

• Senate can reject appointments

Chief Executive check(s)

• Congress need not pass suggested legislation

• Congress can override veto with 2/3 majority
  in both houses

• Congress passes laws and has “power of the
  purse”

• Senate can reject appointments