Article II

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Article II

• The Executive Branch

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Article 2 Section 1The President and Vice
President

• Clause 1 Term of Office - the President and
  Vice-President serve 4
• year terms
• Clause 2 Electoral College - Electors choose
  the President - States choose the Electors -
  The number of Electors that a state has equals
  the number of Representatives and Senators

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Article 2 Section 1The President and Vice
President

• Clause 3 Electing a President - Changed by the
  12th Amendment
• Clause 4 Time of Elections - Must be the same
  in all states - 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday
  in November - Electors cast their votes on the
  Monday after
• the 2nd Wednesday in December

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Article 2 Section 1The President and Vice
President

• Clause 5 Qualifications - Must be 35 years old
  - A natural born US citizen - A resident of the
  United States for 14 years

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Article 2 Section 1The President and Vice
President

• Clause 6 Presidential Succession 1st Vice
  President 2nd Speaker of the House 3rd
  President pro-tempore of the Senate 4th Members
  of the Cabinet

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Article 2 Section 1The President and Vice
President

• Clause 7 Presidential Salary - Paid like any
  other Federal employee - Salary may not be
  changed while in office - President may not be
  paid by any other Federal agency or state

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Article 2 Section 1The President and Vice
President

• Clause 8 The Oath of Office I do solemnly
  swear that I will faithfully execute the Office
  of the President of the United States, and will
  to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and
  defend the Constitution of the United States.

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Article 2 Section 2Presidential Powers

• Clause 1 Military and Executive Powers -
  Commander-in-Chief of all military forces
• - Manages the federal bureaucracy
• - Grant a reprieve, or delay of punishment, to a
  person convicted of a federal crime.
• - Grant a pardon, or excuse from punishment, to
  someone involved in a federal crime, except in
  impeachment cases.

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Article 2 Section 2Presidential Powers

• Clause 2 Treaties and Appointments - Make
  treaties with foreign nations, with the approval
  of 2/3 of the Senate.
• Appoint Supreme Court justices, with the approval
  of a majority of the Senate.
• - Appoint ambassadors and other important
  executive branch officials, with the approval of
  a majority of the Senate.

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Article 2 Section 2Presidential Powers

• Clause 3 Other Appointments - When the Senate
  is not in session, the President may make
  temporary appointments.

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Article 2 Section 3Presidential Duties

• The President shall
• - Address Congress at least once a year
• (State of the Union Address)
• Call Congress into Special Session in the case of
  an emergency
• Adjourn Congress
• Receive ambassadors from other countries and head
  all national foreign policy.
• faithfully execute and enforce all laws passed
  by Congress

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Article 2 Section 4Impeachment

• The President, Vice-President, and other federal
  officials can be removed from office through the
  impeachment process.

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