Match the nickname to the president

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Match the nickname to the president

• Man of the new frontier
• The Professor
• Tricky Dicky
• Dubya
• Teflon President
• Slick Willie

• John F. Kennedy
• Woodrow Wilson
• Richard Nixon
• George W. Bush
• Ronald Reagan
• Bill Clinton

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NAME THE PRESIDENTIAL ROLES

• CHIEF EXECUTIVE
• CHIEF OF STATE
• CHIEF DIPLOMAT
• COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
• LEGISLATIVE LEADER
• ECONOMIC LEADER
• PARTY CHIEF
• JUDICIAL ROLE

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PRESIDENTIAL ROLES

• Choose any two roles the president plays and
  describe how he plays the role.

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ROLES THE PRESIDENT PLAYS

• Chief Executive
• Chief of State
• Chief Diplomat
• Commander-In-Chief
• Legislative Leader
• Party Chief
• Economic Chief
• Judicial Leader

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Appoints fires members to the executive branch
• Issues executive orders
• Holds executive cabinet meetings

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CHIEF OF STATE

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Awards medals
• Attends ceremonies
• Represents the US
• Greets visiting leaders

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CHIEF DIPLOMAT

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Represents the US in relations w/ other nations
• Makes foreign policy
• Creates executive agreements

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COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Leads commands the Armed Forces
• May send troops to protect the US in both
  domestic foreign lands

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LEGISLATIVE LEADER

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Provides the State of the Union message
• Signs or vetoes bills
• Creates the federal budget

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PARTY CHIEF

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Leads their political party
• Makes appearances to support party members

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ECONOMIC CHIEF

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Keeps the economy running smoothly
• Keeps the US dollar strong, inflation down
  employment up

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JUDICIAL ROLE (noted in textbook on p. 246)

• HOW THE ROLE IS PLAYED
• Nominates judges
• Grant pardons