Explain the president's role as chief of state

The President is chief of state. This means he is the ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.

The president is the chief of the state : he is the head of the government;he is the director of the executive branch (ArticleII of the Constitution) and he is commander in chief of the armed forces.

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939

the main reason that the constitution did not proclaim all men to be free and equal is because of the issue of slavery.