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