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Explain the president's role as chief of state

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The President is chief of state. This means he is the ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.


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The president is the chief of the state : he is the head of the government;he is the director of the executive branch (ArticleII of the Constitution) and he is commander in chief of the armed forces.

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