Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout
haven't archived this post yet. have a subscription? use the importer!

Content

A lot of folks these days don't seem to understand exactly what the President of the United States can and cannot do. That's why I made this video, as a matter of fact!

I probably should have made it ages ago. I literally dusted off my old textbooks and lesson plans from when I taught in the classroom to write the script. 

Speaking of which, one day I may have to go back to the classroom if I don't make enough money from doing this full-time, so I wanted to again thank you for supporting me on here. It means so much.

Files

Previews only

What is the president's job, anyway?

Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/mrbeat to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Mr. Beat explains what the President of the United States of America actually DOES. Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom (Mr. Beat's band), Joe Bagale, and Slenderbeats. Sources/further reading: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/teacher-resources/roles-of-the-president American Government (National Geographic) 2022 edition https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/three-branches/what-president-can-do-cannot-do Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iwu_mPWJwu02e0tkPXZmQ0KFnxl0_IqwoCu4naCSECE/edit?usp=sharing Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:27 Sponsor (Aura) 5:24 There are 5 main jobs 5:54 Chief Executive 7:38 Chief Legislator 8:43 Chief Diplomat 9:59 Commander in Chief 11:28 Chief of State 12:24 Other duties #president #uspresident #apgovt Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 The five roles of the American President: Chief Executive Chief Legislator Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief Chief of State Keep in mind that the power of the presidency has significantly grown since George Washington was the country’s first president. Not because the Constitution has changed, but because presidents themselves have expanded their inherent powers. In particular, I’m looking at you, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and George W. Bush. That all said, the president doesn’t control everything, man. So maybe, I don’t know, pay attention to OTHER PEOPLE running for public office this year? So what did I leave out regarding presidential responsibilities? Also, I am planning on a follow-up to this video about what makes a GOOD president, according to the experts, and I’d like to hear your opinions about that. Ya know, because y’all are experts, too. Let me know down below. Thanks for watching!

Comments

Jesse Bakken

I'm sending this to people I know who think the President sets the gas prices.

Matt Beat

Sometimes I wish he did lol...Ok obviously that would screw a lot of things up, but hopefully y'all know what I meant.

Adam Christians

I think they are the scapegoat when something is wrong with the country—kidding of course.

Naterade

Very informative. The presidential role can be summed up as power begets power. Also, I always loved the “thanks Obama” refrain whenever anything went wrong during his tenure.

Michael Burt

You mean to tell me I can’t blame all my problems on that Baaahden inflation??

Matt Beat

The thing about inflation that most people forget is that it's a lagging indicator, meaning what causes it often happens years before it happens. So even if presidents DID cause inflation, logically the inflation we experienced in 2021-2022 could easily be blamed on stuff that happened during Trump's presidency.

Michael Burt

Yeah, and I think it’s important to remember inflation has been worldwide. The Great Depression wasn’t just in the US, either. That’s not to say presidents bear no responsibility, but many times economics aren’t isolated to one country.

Alyssa Paguaga

i really enjoyed this one; i love your president related content and i think this one is especially relevant to our time since people think the president has way more control than they actually do

Matt Beat

Thank you, Alyssa! Yeah, maybe we can convince some people to show it to first-time voters. :)