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- The Constitution has 7 Articles . Each Article is broken into Sections
- Article II – Executive Branch of Government. – President – 4 Sections
- Section 1 – Terms and Qualifications
- President and VP shall hold a term of 4 years
- Each state shall appoint a Number of Electors – population
- Votes shall be counted by President of Senate
- Pres must be a Natural Born Citizen
- Must be at least 35yrs old
- Must have lived in country for 14yrs prior to election
- President shall be paid for his job. 25,000 – 400,000
- Must take oath of office before taking 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.”
- Section 2 – Powers of the President
- President shall be “Commander in Chief” of all US military
- Can grant pardons – except in cases of Impeachment
- Appoints Judges to the Supreme Court, Ambassadors, public
Ministers/Consuls, and Heads of Departments
- Shall appoint replacements for vacancies in Senate.
- Section 3 – Duties of the President
- Must give Congress the “State of the Union”
- Must Execute faithfully the laws of the United States
- Section 4 – Impeachment and Removal
- If impeached, the President, VP, and all officers of the
Presidency shall be removed from office.