What exactly does the president do?

[DrivenMind]

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by influence and recognition. The President is at the head of the executive branch of the federal government; his role is to enforce national law as given in the Constitution and written by Congress.

Graduate of Harvard, Head of Harvard Law Review, and Constitutional Law Teacher vs. Another Politician Who Passes Bills, and graduated near the bottom of his class.

Article Two of the Constitution establishes the President as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and enumerates powers specifically granted to the President, including the power to sign into law or veto bills passed by both houses of Congress.

You don't have to have experience crashing military aircraft, or getting captured by the enemy during a conflict period to know how the military works, or how to lead it. Edit: Don't we have generals for actually leading the branches of the military? We aren't living in the revolutionary war era anymore, we don't need a General leading our country.

The President also has the power to create a cabinet of advisers and to grant pardons or reprieves. Finally, with the "advice and consent" of the Senate, the President is empowered to make treaties and appoint federal officers, ambassadors, and federal judges, including Justices of the Supreme Court. As with officials in the other branches of the United States government, the Constitution restrains the President with a set of checks and balances designed to prevent any individual or group from taking absolute power.

Sounds like we might need someone mild mannered, and articulate for that one too. A solid education, and actual knowledge of law could prove to be a must have asset.