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The President Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the general election. In a joint session of the U.S. Congress. the Electoral College certified the Electoral College votes on January 8, 2009, which officially made Obama the elected President. He was sworn in on January 20th, 2009. He can be president up to four years per term and maximum of two terms.
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Ages Barack Obama was 47 when he was sworn in as president. You must be 35 to run for president.
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Treaties The president or his representatives has the power to negotiate treaties, but they must be ratified by 2/3 of the senate. If the treaty requires a change to existing U.S. law then those changes would have to be pass to congress. The Constitution's framers gave the Senate a share of the treaty power in order to give the president the benefit of the Senate's advice and counsel, check presidential power, and safeguard the sovereignty of the states by giving each state an equal vote in the treaty making process.
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Power The president has the power to nominate ambassadors, public ministers, or other officers of the united states such as members of the cabinet.
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The Commander In chief The President of the United states is the Commander in Chief of the United States military This is pursuant to Article II, Section 2, Clause I of the Constitution which states that the President shall hold the titled Commander in Chief.
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Sole Power The United States Constitution provides that the House of Representatives shall have the sole power of Impeachment, and that the Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments, but no person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present
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