The president of the United States has one of the biggest and hardest jobs in the world. As the leader of one of the world's most powerful countries, the president
-runs the military as commander in chief of the armed forces
-negotiates treaties, or agreements, with other countries.
-appoints Supreme Court justices and other judges
-proposes new laws and signs them into legislation when Congress passes them
-can veto bills that Congress passes
-appoints ambassadors to other countries and sets foreign policy
-helps decide how much money the government will spend each year
-appoints the heads of, and helps run, the government's many departments
