Chief Roles

Which of the following is something a president does as Chief Legislator?

• Propose laws as part of a legislative agenda

• Command the military

• Appoint Supreme Court justices

• Grant pardons

Which of the following is something a president does as Chief Legislator?

• Veto bills

• Declare war

• Negotiate treaties

• Lead the Senate

Which of the following is something a president does as Chief Legislator?

• Sign bills into law

• Collect taxes

• Interpret the Constitution

• Manage state governments

How do you determine if a President is effective as Chief Legislator?

• By how often they advocate for new legislation and how their legislative agenda is received

• By their foreign policy achievements

• By their military experience

• By their popularity in polls

What is one responsibility of the president as Chief of Party?

• Enforce laws

• Endorse other party members

• Command the military

• Interpret the Constitution

What does it mean when the president endorses other party members as Chief of Party?

• Opposes candidates for government office

• Officially supports candidates for government office

• Writes new laws

• Raises taxes

Fill in the blank: As Chief of Party, the president helps to ______ for the political party.

• Raise money

• Write laws

• Appoint judges

• Command the military

Determining if a President is effective as Chief of Party can be assessed by which of the following?

• How their party fares in midterms and how down-ballot candidates perform in their election years

• The President's approval rating only

• The number of executive orders signed

• The President's foreign policy achievements

What does a president do as a chief executive? ________ laws.

• Enforce

• Write

• Debate

• Ignore

What does a president do as a chief executive? Oversee executive branch departments and ________.

• agencies

• laws

• treaties

• courts