Which task is part of the president’s role as commander in chief?

Over time, the power of the presidency has expanded because

1. The president is in custody of the U.S. Armed Forces which includes Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The President determines where troops shall be commissioned, where ships shall be transferred, and how weapons shall be used. All armed officers obtain orders from the President regarding war Resolutions.

2. The office of the president is important and the nation needs stronger leadership

Explanation:

The powers of the modern presidency have been shaped by a combination of constitutional and evolutionary powers. The forceful personalities of strong Presidents have expanded the role far beyond the greatest fears of the anti-federalists of the late 1700s.

The Constitution explicitly assigned the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors. Therefore; the office of the president is important and the nation needs stronger leadership.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.