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The President's 8 Roles

  • Commander in Chief

    Commander in Chief
    As commander in chief, President Obama deals with our nations armed forces (the 1.4 million men and women in uniform), that are subject to the presidents control.
  • Chief Administrater

    Chief Administrater
    Obama Strengthening EconomyThis is an artilcle about the economy and how Obama plans to change it. This is an example of Obama acting as a Chief Administrater because he is acting as a director of the Federal Goverment.
  • Chief Citizen

    Chief Citizen
    President Obama the Trout FishermanAn example of our current president, Mr. Obama, as a Chief Citizen would entail him to be mingiling with any citizens of the United States, not visiting world leaders.
  • Chief Legislator

    Chief Legislator
    Obama Signs Hate Crime BillAs Chief Legislator, Presiedent Obama is the main architect pf the nations congressional agenda.
  • Chief of Party

    Chief of Party
    Obama Supports Gov. CorzineHere, Obama is showing support for his party, the Democratic Party, by having a rally in support of the Governer of New Jersey, Governer Corzine.
  • Chief Diplomat

    Chief Diplomat
    President Obama Opens Tribal Nations Conference President Obama will be seen as a Chief Diplomat because he will be the head of the American Foreign Policy and the nations spokesman towards the rest of the world. Here he is shown at the Tribal Nations Conference representing the United States.
  • Chief Executive

    Chief Executive
    On August 31st, 2010 Obama promised to remove troops from Iraq. This is a major event accomplished by the Obama Administration and falls under the Chief Executive category because he is dealing with domestic and foreign affairs.
  • Chief of State

    Chief of State
    Obama Accepts 2nd Presidential Nomination at 2012 Democratic Convention 2012 Democratic National Convention
    On Monday, September 3rd through Thursday, September 6th, President Obama accepted the nomination for a second presidential term, with goals ranging an areas from the economy to the environment. This is an example of a president fulfilling his role as Chief of State because Obama was not only representing the Democratic Party, but also as a symbol of the American people.