Political Science
Textbooks
Boundless Political Science
The Presidency
Political Science Textbooks Boundless Political Science The Presidency
Political Science Textbooks Boundless Political Science
Political Science Textbooks
Political Science

Section 3

The President's Many Roles

Book Version 13
By Boundless
Boundless Political Science
Political Science
by Boundless
View the full table of contents
6 concepts
Thumbnail
Chief Executive

Chief Executive is a term commonly used to refer to Presidential powers given by the Constitution.

Thumbnail
Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the person exercising supreme command authority of a nation's military forces; in the US, this person is the president.

Thumbnail
Head of State

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States.

Thumbnail
Chief Diplomat

The appointment power of the President allows him or her to appoint and receive ambassadors around the world.

Thumbnail
Chief Legislator

As chief legislator, the president may suggest, request, and insist that Congress enact laws he believes are needed.

Thumbnail
Political Party Leader

The president is largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of his political party.

Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

Except where noted, content and user contributions on this site are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 with attribution required.