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Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the President

Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the President. Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the US President. Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the US President. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7F3nRB9Ujs&t=4s. 1. Chief of State. Expected to work for & represent the whole nation

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Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the President

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  1. Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the President

  2. Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the US President

  3. Ch 13-1 Powers & Duties of the US President https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7F3nRB9Ujs&t=4s

  4. 1. Chief of State • Expected to work for & represent the whole nation • Pres. must play all of these roles simultaneously, all are interrelated • Ceremonial head of the gov.

  5. 2. Chief Executive • Carries out the nation’s laws. • Issues executive orders. • Appoints cabinet members & other officials.

  6. 3. Chief Administrator • Is the director of the executive branch of the federal government • Directs an administration that employs 2.7 million & spends $2.5 trillion a yr.

  7. 4. Chief Diplomat • Deals with foreign countries • Appoints ambassadors • Makes treaties

  8. 5. Commander in Chief • Has final authority over all military matters • Leader of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, & National Guard • President dominants foreign affairs & military w/ its 1.4 million troops

  9. 6. Legislative Leader • 8 • Proposes legislation/laws • Prepares federal budget • Approves or vetoes on legislation

  10. 7. Party Leader • Supports party members in election campaigns. • Helps unify party & give it direction.

  11. 8. Judicial Leader • Appoints judges to Supreme Court & other federal courts • Can issue pardons & reprieves to individuals

  12. Famous Pardons CITIZENS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, 1865 While Congress was not in session, he pardoned Southerners in the Confederate States on the condition that they would take an oath of loyalty to the Union. JIMMY HOFFA a 15-year prison sentence for jury tampering and fraud when President Richard Nixon RICHARD NIXON, 1974, highly controversial pardon from President Gerald Ford http://news.yahoo.com/video/whoknew-presidential-pardons-181611382.html evading more than $48 million in taxes, and charged with 51 counts of tax fraud, as well as running illegal oil deals. During his last week in office, President Bill Clinton pardoned MARC RICH

  13. War Powers Acts(November 7, 1973), • law prescribing the balance of power between the president and Congress in declaring war. The act requires the president to inform Congress within forty-eight hours of military action in a hostile area. Forces must be removed within sixty to ninety days unless Congress approves of the action or declares war. The resolution, prompted by the aggressive actions of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon without congressional approval or a declaration of war during the Vietnam War, was passed over Nixon's veto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG5fDSBrQqs • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyjYDjVxDnUJohn Stossel - War Powers

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