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United States Constitution ExamPreparationArticle Two of the Constitution
Article Two of the Constitution
• Purpose is to Enforce Laws• Title - President
President / Vice President
• Term of Office – 4 years• Term Limit – 2 terms• Elected by – Electoral College; majority
vote to win Presidency• Must take – An Oath• Qualifications:
– 35 years old– Natural Born Citizen– Live in the United States for 14 years
• Titles: Commander-in-Chief, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Head of State, Head of Government
Privileges & Powers
• President is Paid• Power to Make Treaties• Power to Make
Appointments• Power to Pardon &
Reprieve• Power to Call Special
Sessions of Congress
Removal from Office
• Impeachment–Treason–Bribery–High Crimes & Misdemeanors
Presidential Line of Succession
Presidential Succession
1. Secretary of State2. Secretary of the Treasury3. Secretary of Defense4. Attorney General5. Secretary of the Interior6. Secretary of Agriculture7. Secretary of Commerce8. Secretary of Labor9. Secretary of Health & Human
Services
10.Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
11. Secretary of Transportation12.Secretary of Energy13.Secretary of Education14.Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs15.Secretary of Homeland Security
Legislative Duties of the VP
• President of the Senate• Votes only if there is a tie in
the Senate• Judge of Impeachment
Trials (except in the case of President or Vice President)
• Presides over Joint Session of Congress to count Electoral Votes
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