Transcript The executive branch

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The President
 Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United
States.
 On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John
McCain in the general election. In a joint session of the
U.S. Congress. the Electoral College certified the
Electoral College votes on January 8, 2009, which
officially made Obama the elected President. He was
sworn in on January 20th, 2009.
 He can be president up to four years per term and
maximum of two terms.
Ages
 Barack Obama was 47 when he was sworn in as
president.
 You must be 35 to run for president.
Treaties
 The president or his representatives has the power to negotiate
treaties , but they must be ratified by 2/3 of the senate. If the treaty
requires a change to existing U.S. law then those changes would
have to be pass to congress.
 The Constitution's framers gave the Senate a share of the treaty
power in order to give the president the benefit of the Senate's
advice and counsel, check presidential power, and safeguard the
sovereignty of the states by giving each state an equal vote in the
treaty making process.
Power
 The president has the power to nominate
ambassadors, public ministers, or other
officers of the united states such as members
of the cabinet.
The Commander In chief
 The President of the United states is the
Commander in Chief of the United States
military
 This is pursuant to Article II, Section 2, Clause I of
the Constitution which states that the President
shall hold the titled Commander in Chief.
Sole Power
 The United States Constitution provides that the House
of Representatives shall have the sole power of
Impeachment, and that the Senate shall have the sole
Power to try all Impeachments , but no person shall be
convicted without the Concurrence of two-thirds of the
Members present