President (United States)
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The President of the United States of America is the head of state of the United States. The office of President was created in the United States Constitution in 1788. The first President took office in 1789. The President serves as chief executive and is in charge of the executive branch of the United States government. The United States Constitution makes the President the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. It also lists powers given to the President. These powers include:
- Making a law from the bills passed by the United States Congress
- Creating a Cabinet of advisors
- Giving pardons or reprieves
With the agreement of the United States Senate He can:.
- Make treaties
- Chose Ambassadors to foreign countries
- Select Judges, and Justices of the Supreme Court
[edit] List of Presidents of the United States
[1] Died while Vice President.
[2] Resigned as Vice President.
[3] Died of natural causes.
[4] Democrat on Whig ticket.
[5] Died while Vice President, not replaced.
[6] Assassinated.
[7] Democrat who ran on Union ticket with Republican Lincoln.
[8] Resigned.
[9] Was not sworn into office on the day he was expected to.
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Washington | J. Adams | Jefferson | Madison | Monroe | J. Q. Adams | Jackson | Van Buren | W. H. Harrison | Tyler | Polk | Taylor | Fillmore | Pierce | Buchanan | Lincoln | A. Johnson | Grant | Hayes | Garfield | Arthur | Cleveland | B. Harrison | Cleveland | McKinley | T. Roosevelt | Taft | Wilson | Harding | Coolidge | Hoover | F.D. Roosevelt | Truman | Eisenhower | Kennedy | L. B. Johnson | Nixon | Ford | Carter | Reagan | G. H. W. Bush | Clinton | G. W. Bush |