-sets eco. Priorities through annual budget
-helps establish regulatory and eco. Environment in which businesses must operate, affecting eco. Growth and unemployment
-appoint the chair of the Fed. Reserve
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Vice President
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Chosen to balance out Presidential ticket in some way
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Chief Diplomat
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-acts more unilaterally here than with domestic policy
-negotiates treaties and executive agreements (no Senate approval needed)
-appoints ambassadors
-commander in chief-decides when to send troops into battle; currently often unilaterally
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Chief Executive
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-appoints secretaries of the cabinet
-determines how the bureaucracy will implement the laws Congress has passed
-required by constituation to see that the "laws be faithfully executed."
-oversees bureaucracy
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Chief Legislator
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-lobby congression to oppose or aggress to a bill
-sets the congressional agenda in the annual state of union address
-submits the bigey 4 tye entore fwd. govt. to Congress annually
-veros laws-signing statement
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White House office
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-develope pres.' Polices:
/protect pres. Legal and policial interest
/research policy
/includes chief of staff (in charge of White House office); press screatary (spokesperson to the media) and White House counsel
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Executive office of the president
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-helps the pres. carry out Day-to-day responsibilities
-coordinate policies among different agencies and departments
-includes: White House office, national Security Council, office of Management and Budget, council of Economic Advisers
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Chief of State
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Ceremonial role
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The cabinet
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- A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution
-15 departments, plus others designated by the president
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Party Leader
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-symbolic leader for members of his party
-Chinese the national party chair
-serves as the party's premier fund-raiser