United States Constitution Exam Preparation

1. United States Constitution ExamPreparation Article Two of the Constitution

2. Article Two of the Constitution • Purpose is to Enforce Laws • Title - President

3. President / Vice President • Term of Office – 4 years • Term Limit – 2 terms • Elected by – Electoral College; majority vote to win Presidency • Must take – An Oath • Qualifications: • 35 years old • Natural Born Citizen • Live in the United States for 14 years • Titles: Commander-in-Chief, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Head of State, Head of Government

4. Privileges & Powers • President is Paid • Power to Make Treaties • Power to Make Appointments • Power to Pardon & Reprieve • Power to Call Special Sessions of Congress

5. Removal from Office • Impeachment • Treason • Bribery • High Crimes & Misdemeanors

6. Presidential Line of Succession President 1-Vice President 2-Speaker of the House 3-President Pro Tempore 4-Presidential Cabinet

7. Presidential Succession Cabinet Line • Secretary of State • Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of Defense • Attorney General • Secretary of the Interior • Secretary of Agriculture • Secretary of Commerce • Secretary of Labor • Secretary of Health & Human Services • Secretary of Housing & Urban Development • Secretary of Transportation • Secretary of Energy • Secretary of Education • Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs • Secretary of Homeland Security

8. Legislative Duties of the VP • President of the Senate • Votes only if there is a tie in the Senate • Judge of Impeachment Trials (except in the case of President or Vice President) • Presides over Joint Session of Congress to count Electoral Votes

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