Powers of the President of USA :
1. Foremost power of the President is to enforce the federal laws and maintaining order throughout the USA.
2. The President can nominate and with the consent of the Senate shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and judges of the Supreme Court.
3. President has almost unhindered authority to remove persons, he disapproves of as executive members.
4. The President has the power to make treaties with other states but all such treaties have to be got approved from the Senate with a 2/3rd majority of the members present and voting in the Senate.
5. President is the commander in chief of the armed forces, so he is authorized to take all necessary measures for the defense of the country.
Functions of the President of USA :
1. He functions as the head of state and performs all such ceremonial functions which are performed by heads of states of all other countries.
2. All executive functions are taken by him or under his authority.
3. He formulates the policies of the administration and secures their execution by his secretaries.
4. He accredits American ambassadors to other countries and accepts the credentials of the ambassadors of other countries to the USA.
5. President not only formulates foreign policy but also conducts foreign relations of the USA.
