Monday, August 30, 2010

Article II of the United States Constitution

Article II establishes the executive power, which is the presidency.  Not until the 22nd Amendment was the presidency limited to two terms.  There are many guidelines set for the presidency:  Candidates must be at least 35 years old, and must have lived in the US for at least 14 years.  Should the President not be able to complete the duties of the office, then the vice president assumes the position of president.  A vice president who serves less than half of the presidency that s/he has taken over may run for another term as president.  This way, a person may serve a maximum of 10 years as president.  The 25th amendment states that the vice-president assumes the presidency upon the death or disability of the president.

The president is compensated for their duties.  George W. Bush made $600,000 yearly.  Article II prohibits pay increases while in office.  While the White House is the official residence of the president, the official residence of the vice-president is Number One Observatory Circle.

The president is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces.  S/he can also grant pardons or reprieves, but cannot pardon him/herself.  Provided that the Senate approves, the president can make treaties, appoint ambassadors, and judges to the Supreme Court.  Article II establishes the presidential oath.  In short, the oath concerns protecting the Constitution.

The president can be removed through impeachment.  When a president is impeached, they are not removed from office.  To be impeached is to be accused of a crime, and if found guilty, removed from office.

21 comments:

  1. hi bro, great blog you have, i'll sure follow you
    check out mine too
    http://garyoakparty.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. Damn, that's good to know. Feel free to check me out as well:

    http://vstarcraft.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  3. hey nice blog. followed ya!
    follow me?
    http://professorjoez.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  4. Very informative, articles so far hope you keep updating.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I love constitutional law, keep posting!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love educational stuff. Keep it up man!


    http://musicvideogamestacos.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  7. hm, that's maybe a little bit too complex for me :D


    wastedlife90.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  8. hay really good stuff man love your blog will be following and visiting daily. you should check out my blogs and comment http://mesolum.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  9. i hope no one in here betrayed the lawl once

    http://lawlandhurrdurr.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  10. Definitely following for more posts. Keep it up!

    Check me out: http://someluckymud.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  11. This information makes my blog look frivolous, but I'll still post it. Good read, though.

    http://moneyhappens-paul.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  12. maybe i'll post some information of canadian laws
    http://ayedeee.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  13. It's funny how little the president's make...

    http://dontspankme.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  14. I know all this, but thanks for refreshing my memory.

    Keep it up.

    ReplyDelete
  15. i keep a copy of the constitution on me always

    ReplyDelete
  16. im actually studying to be a police man!

    ReplyDelete