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Article II, Section 4: Removal by Impeachment

Posted on July 10, 1787
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The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. This clause, together with Article I, Section 3, Clause 7, defines the scope of the impeachment power. The President…continue reading →

Article II, Section 3: Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of the President

Posted on July 9, 1787
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He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them,…continue reading →

Article II, Section 2, Clause 3: Recess Appointments

Posted on July 8, 1787
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The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. Recess appointments were a regular and not too controversial part of American politics until the last two years…continue reading →

Article II, Section 2, Clause 2: Treaties and Appointments of Officers

Posted on July 7, 1787
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He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of…continue reading →

Article II, Section 2, Clause 1: Commander-in-Chief; Heads of Departments; Clemency

Posted on July 6, 1787
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The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive…continue reading →

Article II, Section 1, Clause 8: Presidential Oath

Posted on July 5, 1787
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Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:–“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of…continue reading →

Article II, Section 1, Clause 7: Compensation and Emoluments

Posted on July 4, 1787
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The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them. This is…continue reading →

Article II, Section 1, Clause 6: Succession to the Presidency

Posted on July 3, 1787
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In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or…continue reading →

Article II, Section 1, Clause 5: Presidential Qualifications

Posted on July 2, 1787
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No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty…continue reading →

Article II, Section 1, Clause 4: Time of Presidential Elections

Posted on July 1, 1787
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The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States. This clause seems uncontroversial and straightforwards. However, at least one legislator in North Carolina objected to the clause, on the…continue reading →