Article Two of the Constitution

Article 2: Powers Given to the Executive Branch

Who is in the Executive Branch? Article 2, Section 1, Clause 1: The executive shall be vested in a President… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Electing Presidents Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2: Each state shall appoint… a number of electors. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Electoral Math Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2 cont: … equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the state may be entitled in the Congress… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Are some states more important than others? Which would you go after first? How many states would you need to get 270?

Flaws in the Electoral College? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Qualifications of the Executive Article 2, Section1, Clause 5: No person except a natural-born citizen shall be eligible… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Line of Succession : What happens if a President Dies? Article 2, Section 1, Clause 6: sets up the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],President John F. Kennedy – Minutes before his Assassination (November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas).

Line of Succession, continued… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln (A), James Garfield (A), William McKinley (A), Warren G. Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy (A) are the 8 Presidents who have died in office.

Other Details… Article 2, Section 1, Clauses 7 and 8: Salary and Oath of Office ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Presidential Powers Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 & 2: The President shall be commander in chief… seek opinions… grant reprieves and pardons… also: “advice and consent” clause. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Presidential Powers Article 2, Section 3, Clauses 1-6: The President is very, very busy. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Cabinet Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2: “advice and consent” clause. ,[object Object],The President chooses these to help him/her make the best decisions possible. Think of them as the assistant coaches or supporting cast.

All the President’s Men (and women!) For the Test, just be sure to identify what these are. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Agencies of the Executive Branch Not on Test… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Presidential Perks Just for fun – not on the Test! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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