Section I
What is the electoral college?
What does Section II establish?
Presidential Powers
What is a required communication to Congress?
“He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information…”
Who can be impeached?
“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States…”
What is the presidential term length?
“He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years…”
What role allows the president to command the Army and Navy of the United States?
“The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States…”
What is the job/responsibility of the executive branch?
“…he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed…”
Who brings forth charges for impeachment?
“The House of Representatives shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”
What is the citizenship requirement for the President?
“No person except a natural born Citizen… shall be eligible to the Office of President…”
This allows a President to dismiss someone's past crimes
“He shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons…”
What authority allows calling lawmakers together?
“He may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses…”
What are the grounds for impeachment?
“Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
“…neither shall any Person be eligible… who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years…”
What is a foreign policy power requiring Senate approval?
“He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties…”
What power involves temporarily ending a congressional session?
“…and in Case of Disagreement between them… he may adjourn them…”
What is the limit of impeachment punishment?
“Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office…”
What must a President do before taking office?
“Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation…”
Who must approve presidential appointments for ambassadors, supreme court justices, and cabinet secretaries?
The Senate
What is an additional responsibility of the President?
"... shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers..."
What is criminal prosecution after impeachment?
“…but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment…”