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Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer
Article II, Section 2, Clause 2: Treaty Clause; Appointments Clause
…a President. Jay wrote in The Federalist No. 64 that treaty-making concerned war, peace, and commerce and should be exercised by the best qualified participants under precautions protecting the public good. For appointments, Hamilton wrote…
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Article II, Section 2: Powers of the President
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…
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Article II: The Executive Branch
…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…
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Article II, Section 1: The President and Vice 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…
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Article II, Section 1, Clause 6: Presidential Succession Clause
…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…
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1: Commander in Chief Clause; Opinion Clause; Pardon Clause
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…
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Article II, Section 1, Clause 1: Executive Vesting Clause
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows Executive…
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Article II, Section 2, Clause 3: Recess Appointments Clause
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 Clause