Title: 
Headings: Job Description The President’s
 
Description

Guiding
 
Question

Objectives:
 

What
 
are
 
the
 
presidential
 
roles?

Chief
 
of
 
state

Chief
 
executive
 

Chief
 
administrator

Chief
 
diplomat

Commander
 
in
 
chief

Chief
 
legislator

Chief
 
of
 
party

Chief
 
citizen

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Strategy

Visualizing

What
 
are
 
the
 
formal
 
qualifications?

How
 
long
 
can
 
a
 
President
 
serve?

What
 
are
 
the
 
pay
 
and
 
benefits?

Biography

Ronald
 
Reagan
 
(1911–2004)
 


 
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Leadership

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Content: This
 
power
 
is
 
used
 
at
 
home
 
on
 
domestic
 
issues
 
and
 
also
 
extends
 
to
 
foreign
 
affairs. The
 
executive
 
power
 
is
 
limited,
 
however,
 
by
 
our
 
government’s
 
system
 
of
 
checks
 
and
 
balances. As
 
chief
 
administrator,
 
the
 
President
 
is
 
in
 
charge
 
of
 
the
 
executive
 
branch
 
of
 
the
 
federal
 
government. This
 
branch
 
employs
 
more
 
than
 
2.7
 
million
 
civilians. The
 
President
 
is
 
also
 
the
 
nation’s
 
chief
 
diplomat,
 
the
 
main
 
author
 
of
 
American
 
foreign
 
policy. Everything
 
the
 
President
 
says
 
and
 
does
 
is
 
closely
 
followed,
 
both
 
at
 
home
 
and
 
in
 
other
 
countries. In
 
addition,
 
the
 
Constitution
 
makes
 
the
 
President
 
the
 
commander
 
in
 
chief
 
of
 
the
 
armed
 
forces. This
 
power
 
gives
 
the
 
President
 
direct
 
and
 
immediate
 
control
 
of
 
the
 
military. As
 
chief
 
legislator,
 
the
 
President
 
shapes
 
public
 
policy. The
 
President
 
may
 
suggest,
 
request,
 
and
 
insist
 
that
 
Congress
 
enact
 
laws
 
he
 
believes
 
are
 
needed.