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THE ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
born: August 4, 1961 title: 44th President of The United States of America - first African American to hold office party represented: Democratic education: studied for 2 years at Occidental College, then transferred to Columbia University, graduated there in 1983 with a degree in political science, attended Harvard Law School in 1991 and recieved his J.D. professional experience: - Community Organizer in Chicago in 1985 - Author - Lecturer - Attorney, - Professor of Constitutional Law at University of Chicago.
Lauren Davis block 4
RANK Roles of the Preisdent HISCROTICALLY
RANK Roles of the Preisdent FROM TODAY'S PERSPECTIVE
Chief Executive
Chief of State
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
RANK from most imp. to least imp.
Obama shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting at Winfield House in London, to discuss their joint vow: to reduce the two biggest nuclear arsenals in the world.
CHIEF DIPLOMAT
CHIEF of STATE
Obama throws the first pitch of baseball season ...is he showing off? or engaging in traditional/ceremonial activity to achieve Chief of State status?
Obama meets with military officials, demonstrating his role as Commander-in-Chief
Obama signs a piece of legislation to demonstrate his role as Chief Legislator: this role gives him the right to propose legislation after Congress approves it
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Obama stands with members of his federal bureaucracy. These people assist him in the various tasks of being chief executive such as carrying out, enforcing, and executing the law
CHIEF LEGISLATOR
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
I think that Obama's most important role is being chief diplomat, it gives him the power to make treaties with other coutries that would cause peace instead of more war. The United States (whether our gov't will admit it or not) is not the strongest/most powerful nation in the world anymore. One of Obama's plans, he claimed, was to change American foreign policy by possibly meeting with foreign leaders of extremist regimes (the type of dictators that George Bush would avoid). I think that Obama will have to make many more treaties and allies with other countries, in case (god forbid) America becomes subject to more terror attacks to the point where we cannot handle defending by ourselves. When there are foreign affairs happening overseas, typically the president will come between them nation's creating the conflict and find a solution.
Throughout history the role of commander-in-chief has consistently been one of great importance. This role was first created for America's first president - George Washington beacuse he was an army general. The gov't didn't need another staff of people in charge of his military actions. Today however, not all of our presidents have experience in the armed forces, so the responsibility associated with being commander-in-chief have changed. The president , as commander-in-chief has control over the upwards of 1.4 million men and woman in uniform and the nations entire military arsenal. Congress must declare war for it to be considered an actual war, but the president can use these forces at any point to go into battle. I believe that throughout history, the most important presidential role has been commander-in-chief. This can be demonstrated by the actions of many presidents, for example Franklin Roosevelt and JFK. In 1941, President Roosevelt exercised his role as commander-in-chief by declaring a national emergency and ordering the United States Navy to sink foreign submarines found in American “defensive waters”. In 1962, President Kennedy, using his power as the ultimate decision maker in military matters, ordered a naval quarantine of Cuba. As the world is becoming more and more technologically advanced, Obama,and future presidents, need to make good/safe decisions for our armed forces to protect The United States.
