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Article II
Unit IV
Section 1
The President and the Vice President
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Section 1.
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1. Term of office The executive Power
shall be vested in a President of the United
States of America. He shall hold his Office
during the Term of four years, and together
with the Vice-President chosen for the same
Term, be elected, as follows:
President and Vice President
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Section 1.
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1. Term of office
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(Simplified)
1. The President enforces
the laws passed by Congress.the President and
Vice President serve four year terms.
President and Vice President
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2. Election: Electoral College Established
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435 + 100 + 3 = 538
Magical Number is 270
3. Former Method of Election: 12th
Amendment
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4. Date of Elections
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The Congress may determine the Time of
chusing the Electors, and the Day on which
they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be
the same throughout the United States.
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4. Date of Elections
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1. Congress selects the date when the
presidential electors are chosen and when they
vote for President and Vice President. All
electors must vote on the same day.
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5. Qualifications
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No person except a natural born Citizen, or a
Citizen of the United States, at the time of the
adoption of the Constitution, shall be eligible to
the Office of President; neither shall any Person
be eligible to that Office who shall not have
attained to the Age of thirty-five years, and
fourteen Years a Resident within the United
States.
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6. Vacanies
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In the Case of Removal of the President from Office or
of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the
Powers and Duties of said Office, the same shall
devolve on the Vice-President, and the Congress may
by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death,
Resignation or Inability, both of the President and
Vice-President, declaring what Office shall then act as
President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until
the disability be removed, or a President shall be
elected.
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6. Vacanies
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(Simplified)
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If the President dies, resigns, is removed by
impeachment, or is unable to carry out his duties
of the office, the Vice President becomes
President. If both the President and Vice President
are unable to serve Congress has the power to
declare by law who acts as President.
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Amendment 25
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7. Salary
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The President shall, at stated Times, receive for
his Services a Compensation, which shall
neither be encreased nor diminished during the
Period for which he shall have been elected,
and he shall not receive within that period any
other Emolument from the United States,or any
of them.
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7. Salary
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(Simplified)
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Originally, the President’s salary was $25,000 per
year. The President’s current salary is $400,000
plus a $50,000 taxable expense account per year.
The President also receives $120,000 nontaxable
allowance for travel and entertainment, and living
accommodations in two residences- the White
House and Camp David.
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8. Oath of Office
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I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
faithfully execute the Office of 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 VI*
Administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court
Section 2
Powers of the President
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Powers of the President
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1. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia
of the several States, when called into the actual
Service of the United States; he may require the
Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of
the executive Departments, upon any subject relating
to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall
have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for
Offences against the United States, except in Cases of
Impeachment.
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This clause makes the President, a civilian, the head of
the armed forces.
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2. Treaties and Appointments
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He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and
Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided
two-thirds of the Senators present concur; and he
shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and
Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors,
other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the
Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the
United States, whose Appointments are not herein
otherwise provided for, and shall be established by
Law. But the Congress may by Law vest the
Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they
think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts
of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
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2. Treaties and Appointments
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(Simplified)
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The President is the chief architect of foreign
policy. All treaties, Federal Court justices, and
Cabinet nominees require the approval of twothirds of the senators present.
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3. Vacancies in office Senate not in session
Section 3
Duties of the President
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Duties of the President
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Under this provision the President delivers
annual State-of-the-Union messages and may
call Congress into special session to consider
particular problems. The President receives
foreign diplomats and has the power of
deciding whether or not to recognize foreign
governments.
Section 4
Impeachment
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The President, Vice-President and all civil
Officers of the United States, shall be removed
from Office on Impeachment for, and
Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high
Crimes and Misdemeanors.
 President’s Andrew
Johnson and
William Clinton were Impeached by
the U.S. House of Representatives.
 Both were also tried by the U.S.
Senate. Clinton was found “not
guilty.”
 Richard Nixon resigned before the
Impeachment began.
The President’s Roles
Unit IV
The President’s Roles
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Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander in
Chief
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Chief Legislator
Party Chief
Chief Citizen
Economic Leader
Judicial Leader
Are the roles of a Republican
or Democratic President the
same?
Chief of State
Ceremonial head of government
 Symbol of the nation
 Reigns and rules
 Which nations do we currently not
“recognize?”
 Does this change from presidency to
presidency?
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Chief Executive
Execute the tasks of Congress and the
nation
 Get it done
 Job approval
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Chief Administrator
Heads an administration that employs
more than 2.7 million civilians and
spends more than $2 trillion a year.
 Numerous federal agencies and
commissions
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Chief Diplomat
Main architect of American foreign
policy
 Nation’s spokesperson to the world
 Secretary of State
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Commander in Chief
Civilian leading the nation’s armed
forces
 1.4+ million men and women in uniform
and the nation’s entire military arsenal
 Secretary of Defense
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Chief Legislator
Architect of public policy and public
policy matters
 Sets Congressional agenda
 Initiates, suggests, requests, insists,
and sometimes demands legislation
 State of the Union
 Check and balance of Congress
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Chief of Party
Acknowledged leader of the political
party
 Leads party and its members
 If president is successful, ride the
coattails.
 If the president is not perceived as
successful, run the opposite direction
or ignore him/her
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Chief Citizen
Representative of all the people (Chief
of State)
 Represent the public interest rather
than private / interest groups
 Moral compass of nation
 Votes and follows the rules
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Economic Leader
Monitor and make adjustments to help
the nation’s economic
 Philosophical differences between
political parties?
 Secretary of Commerce, Treasury,
Agriculture, Interior, Labor, Energy, etc.
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Judicial Leader
Set the judicial enforcements of the
laws of Congress
 Appointments of federal court judges
up to the Supreme Court
 Attorney General
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Article II
Unit IV