Matching Pairs Roles of the President Online version Review by Christa Lukasik 1 Chief Executive 2 Commander in Chief 3 Party Chief 4 Judicial enforcer 5 Chief Legislator 6 Chief of State 7 Chief Diplomat Signs a gasoline tax bill. Runs a meeting of heads of the Cabinet Departments. Attends the funeral of a foreign diplomat. Sends troops into a foreign country. Nominates three US ambassadors to China. President Ford granted Former President Nixon a full pardon for his actions during the Watergate Affair. Attends a fund-raising party for the President's political party.