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US Constitution Article II: The Executive Branch

Terms in this set (22)

Executive Branch (main job duty)
to enforce law
Executive Branch (elected officials)
President and Vice President
Term for President
4 years
Electoral College
elects the president and vice president
Electoral College (electors)
equal to the number of house members and senators per state
Electoral college members
538
Electoral college vote to win an election
270
Age Qualification for the President
35 years old
Citizenship Qualification for President
natural born citizen
Residency Qualification for President
14 resident
President's Oath of Office
Preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States
President's Military Power
Commander and Chief
deploy troops
President's Administrative Power
Head of the 15 Cabinet Departments
President's Judicial Power
Grant pardons, commute and reprieve sentences EXCEPT for impeachments
President's Treaty Power
Makes treaties that must be approved by 2/3 of Senate
President's Appointment Power
Appoints principle officers to the executive branch and federal judges
President's Legislative Power
Propose laws
Call emergency sessions of Congress
Give State of the Union address
Amendment 12
President and Vice President run on same ballot as separate positions
No majority in electoral college - House elects President
No majority in electoral college -Senate elects VP
Amendment 20
President takes office January 20 at noon
Amendment 23
Gives DC three electoral votes
Amendment 22
Limits the President to 2 terms or a total of 10 years
Amendment 25
President can appoint a new VP with approval of the House and Senate majority
VP becomes President if the President dies, is removed from office or resigns.
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