The President of the United States wears many hats — chief of state, chief executive, commander in chief, and more. Explore the constitutional powers and roles of the presidency.
The President is the chief of State of the United States.
Read →The powers of the President as Chief Executive derive from the Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, which states: “the executive powers of the U…
Read →The President is the chief administrator of the federal government.
Read →President as Chief of State.
Read →The Constitution states that the President shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers.
Read →Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution states that "the President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the…
Read →The Instituational Presidency.
Read →The President also has the right to call the Congress into special session, a power that has been used several times in American history.
Read →The President has the power to pardon and grant a reprieve to anyone accused or convicted of a crime.
Read →Presidents have claimed executive privilege, the right to withhold information from Congress, since the time of George Washington.
Read →Presidents have claimed executive privilege, the right to withhold information from One of the Presidents powers that is unshared with Congress, is hi…
Read →Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution gives the president the power to veto a bill passed by Congress.
Read →The Constitution gives few duties to the Vice President.
Read →The President has the power to appoint Supreme Court justices, ambassadors and other government officials.
Read →The Institutional Presidency is made up of the President, the Cabinet and the Executive Office of the Presidency.
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