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- gives speeches and attends fund-raisers to support party candidates
- selects party's national chair
- helps plan election strategies
- appoints party members to political office

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- submits annual budget to Congress
- submits economic reports to Congress
- appoints heads of Federal Reserve System

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- gives annual State of the Union address
- drafts and negotiates bills
- signs or vetoes laws passed by Congress
- can call a congressional special session

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Started by president Bush. Fought in secret by special operations troops, hired private contractors, and armed drones—remote-controlled, pilotless aircraft firing missiles

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The president and executive branch has broad powers to gather information about possible suspects and to detain people suspected of terrorism.

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The president determines whether the government will acknowledge the legal existence of another government and have official dealings with that government.

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Give more power to the president. Legally binding pact between the president and the head of a foreign country that does not require Senate approval

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- direct US foreign policy
- makes decision about US relations with other countries
- negotiates and signs treaties
- signs executive agreements with other countries
- recognizes foreign governments

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As civilian commander of the armed forces, can use the military to
- defend the nation
- engage in overseas operations
- control serious turmoil in the US
- aid in natural disasters in the US