Article 2 Flashcards
Article 2
The executive branch
Presidents CART
C- natural born
A- 35 years old
R- 14 years
T- 4 years
Section 1
Powers and elections
1.1
4 year term
1.2
Electoral college will determine the president
1.3
Former: way of electing president, 1st is president, 2nd most votes is the vice
1.4
Election Day is determined by congress
1.5
Qualifications of the president
1.6
Succession of the president
1.7
President shall be paid
1.8
President must take the oath or they aren’t the president
Section 2
Powers of the president
2.1
Controls the military
2.2
Treaties and appiontments
2.3
Vacancies
The appointment process
1) president selects the person
2) congress confirms (2/3)
The president will….
- give congress reports on what their laws are doing
- receive dignitaries and ambassadors
- execute laws faithfully
- commission all offices
Impeachment
The president can be impeached