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Executive Branch
LITERATURE KEYSTONE DO NOW
L.N.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
Do-Now: Summarize the powers of the president, as prescribed by Article II
Section 1
Article. II.
Section. 1.
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
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a
Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to
which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative,
or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be
appointed an Elector.
Information
• Chapter 6-1 Section
- include vocabulary
• Do Nows are due tomorrow
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LITERATURE KEYSTONE DO NOW
L.N.1.1.1 Identify and/or analyze the author’s intended purpose of a text.
Do-Now: Summarize the powers of the president, as prescribed by Article II
Section 1
Article. II.
Section. 1.
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
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a
Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to
which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative,
or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be
appointed an Elector.
Executive Branch - Review
Presidential powers
Identify the most important
presidential power. Explain
your reasoning based on the
constitution.
Qualifications to be President
Job Benefits
President and Religion…
Vice President
Succession…
Chapter 6 – Executive Branch
• Read Article II from the Constitution
- identify components of the executive
branch and function
• Read Chapter 6-1
- identify vocabulary from the chapter