President's Role in American Government
Responsibilities
Framers' Beliefs
Evolution
Foreign Policy
Limits of Power
War / Emergency
Expansion of Power
Comparison with Prime Minister
Nation's leader in foreign policy
Congress solely reacts to president's ideas
4 basic presidential powers.
Commands the armed forces
To defend and threaten
Full authority to negotiate and make treaties
Approval by a 2/3 Senate vote
Appoints ambassadors and consuls
Approved by a majority Senate vote
Receives ambassadors and other public ministers
Does not need to recognize them
Pictured at Left: Samantha Power,
U.S. Ambassador for the United Nations
Responsibilities
Framers' Beliefs
Evolution
Foreign Policy
Limits of Power
War / Emergency
Expansion of Power
Comparison with Prime Minister