unit 2: the three branches. constitutional issues (section 1) four year terms written...
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Constitutional Powers (Section 2) Commander-in-Chief Pardon and Reprieves – except in cases of impeachment Treaty Power Appointment Power – with advice and consent of Senate and recess appointments Veto PowerTRANSCRIPT
Unit 2: The Three Branches
Constitutional Issues (Section 1)
Four year terms Written Qualifications – Natural Born Citizen, 35 years of
age, 14 years a resident Unwritten Qualifications - modern Succession – 25th Amendment Pay Clause and Oath of Office Election – Electoral College (12th Amendment)
Constitutional Powers (Section 2)
Commander-in-Chief Pardon and Reprieves – except in cases of impeachment Treaty Power Appointment Power – with advice and consent of Senate
and recess appointments Veto Power
Constitutional Duties (Section 3)
State of the Union Address to Congress Special Session Call for Congress Receive Ambassadors and officials from other countries Faithful execution clause
Section 4 – Impeachment Clause
Unwritten powers of the President
Name Recognition Bully Pulpit Ease of Executive Action in national emergencies Modern Bureaucracy Developments Modern Global Issues and Foreign Policy Powers