Role of President

Take 15mins and research the internet on the role of the presidency.
Then copy and past four links of the research you found.
Provide a paragraph summary of each link that you found.

http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/pdf/ws_rolesofthepresident.pdf
The president is the party leader.  He helps members of his office to get elected and appointed to office.  He is the commander in chief.  All of the military leaders report to and take orders from the president, but he lives as a civilian.  He is the chief executive, administers the laws and affairs of the nation.  He is also the chief of state, diplomat, and legislator.

http://www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/~instructtech/institutional_planning/role_president.htm
The President is the primary sponsor and initiator of the strategic planning effort. He provides executive leadership, direction and support to the strategic planning effort, meeting and communicating with others from our country and other countries.

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4683
This site basically gave the same information as my first site.  But it added Chief Guardian of the Economy.  The president does not control the economy but he is expected to help it run smoothly.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/president.html
The president passes laws that the congress creates.  Although he himself cannot write a bill.  He can propose it and have a member of congress submit it for him.  It also talked about the duties that my first site talked about.