head of state and cheif executive

Head of state duties

Leader of country, performs ceremonial roles, receives ambassadors, addresses nation

Chief executive duties

Carries out laws, runs programs passed by congress

Appointment power

Power to hire and fire federal officials who run the executive branch

Judicial appointments

Judges appointed by the president have their influence long after they’ve left office

Executive order

Directives with force of law without approval

Presidential impoundment

Refusing to spend money authorized by congress

Reprieves

Post pine legal punishment

Pardons

Releases person from legal punishment

Amnesty

Pardons a group of people