1. Article 2 – The Executive Branch
The President
Establishes the powers of the President and his cabinet.
Main job: enforce the laws.

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Qualifications
35 years old
Natural born citizen (born inside the U.S. or a territory)
Lived in U.S. for at least 14 years
Term of Office
4 years - with a limit of 2 terms
No President can serve more than 10 years

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Succession
If the president dies who takes office?
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tem of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of Treasury

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Electing the President
Citizens vote indirectly for the president through the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is a group of electors who cast the ballots for their state.
The citizens cast their votes to instruct their electors how they should vote.
Each state has a set number of electoral votes. - formula for each state’s electoral votes: number of Representatives + 2 Senators
Today a candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win.
If neither candidate reaches 270, the election goes to the House of Representatives.

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Impeachment
The president can be impeached by Congress for: treason, bribery, or other high crimes.
Question (You don’t have to write this)
Can you think of any times a President has been impeached?

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Powers
Pardon criminals for federal crimes
Veto bills from Congress
Commander-in-Chief of the military
Can appoint ambassadors, cabinet members, and federal judges - his choices have to be approved by the Senate
Give the State of the Union: a speech given to Congress each year about the U.S.

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Oath of Office
The president vows to “Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution.”