Prsident of the United States:

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 the United States by influence and recognition. The President leads the Executive Branch of the Federal Government and is one of only two elected members of the Executive Branch [1] (the other being the Vice President of the United States).

The role of the President is to execute the law as created by the Congress, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States. Article II 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 the Congress.

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.