what are the first lady's duty within the government?
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Nothing.  She basically is arm candy but most of them do all kinds of things.  Carter changed how mental heatlh was administered,  Hilary was the force behind the man, so was Elanor & Kennedy changed how the White house was kept up.  Nancy Reagan brought some elegance with china, crystal, silverware, linens, chefs, state dinners & entertaining.  State gifts that were American made too. Wilson's wife ran the country while he was laid up with a stroke.  So while officially they don't "do" anything they have all kinds of power & influence.
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Not described within the US Constitution... they are theoretically whatever the President of the United States would chose them to be... However, Congress has codified their names and duties in US Code, TITLE 5 > PART I > CHAPTER 1 > § 101:\n\nThe Executive departments are: \nThe Department of State. \nThe Department of the Treasury. \nThe Department of Defense. \nThe Department of Justice. \nThe Department of the Interior. \nThe Department of Agriculture. \nThe Department of Commerce. \nThe Department of Labor. \nThe Department of Housing and Urban Development. \nThe Department of Transportation. \nThe Department of Energy. \nThe Department of Education. \nThe Department of Veterans Affairs.\n\nSo the President MAY chose to rely on others... but the Departments are self sustaining... or feeding bueracracies..
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Established War, Treasury, and State departments\nWas the first President\nOversaw appointment of entire Supreme Court\nPassage of Bill of Rights\nHad to deal with Whiskey Rebellion\nRefused to run for a third term, establishing a precedent for many more presidents (until FDR)
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Actually, the wife of a president of the U.S. is called the First Lady. She was married to a president; hence, she was a First Lady.
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She is a strong, independent, intelligent woman that would make an excellent president. She is not afraid to stand up for what is right for the people. She would have one of the best advisers in the world in her husband. The last legally elected president and also the most successful in the last 40 years.
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Sorry, I don't think I really understand your comments. \n\nSince Sec. of State is a political appointment, a nice smile and a pretty face will go along way.   As a political appointee, I think she seem well qualified. She served as National Security Advisor during Bush's first term (2001–2005). Before joining the Bush administration, she was a Professor of political science at Stanford University where she served as Provost from 1993 to 1999.\n \nYou might be relieved to know that her father was the  minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Great question.  Nearly every role requires the president to share power with Congress.  As Chief Executive, the budgets of the departments are controlled by Congress and the department heads confirmed by Senate votes.  As chief diplomat, all treaties must be ratified by the Senate.  As appointer of the federal judiciary, his or her picks must be ratified by the Senate.  As Commander in Chief, it is Congress that declares war.  Having said all that, the key role in which the most leeway will be granted is as commander in chief.
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Because the president is considered as "the most important man" or in other words "the first man" in the country, therefore his wife is called the first lady.
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She was the first lady from 1932-1945 and married to Franklin Roosevelt.  She was a huge advocate for women's rights and an unofficial ambassasdor for the US even after her husband died.  A very strong lady who did many great things for the country.
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The U. S. Government.
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First Lady is an unoffical term that is applied to the female spouse of an elected male head of state or head of government.\n\nAlthough the words "first lady" were previously used in combination to refer to women, use of the title to refer to the spouse of an executive is credited to the United States where it was first widely used in 1877 to refer to Lucy Webb Hayes, popular wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Mrs. Bush is an asset to the USA, Thank You for being such a gracious First Lady.
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political leader who used her stature as First Lady of the United States, from 1933 to 1945 to promote the New Deal of her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as Civil Rights. After his death she built a career, as author and speaker, as a proponent of the New Deal Coalition and spokesperson for human rights. She was a First-wave feminist (although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment) and created a new role model for First Lady.
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A government employee
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First woman President
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run government under u.s.a
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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - She is a lady president of Philippines.