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Article. II. - The Executive
Branch
Executive Branch - The President,
V.P. and his Cabinet
The executive Power shall be a
President & Vice President of the U.S.
His Office/Term of 4 Years
The Requirements of The
President
• The President must be at least 35
years old.
• A Natural born citizen of The United
States of America.
• And 14 years a resident of the U.S.
• Before he/she enters the Office,
he/she shall take the Oath of Office.
Oath of Office
• "I do solemnly swear that I will
faithfully execute the office of
President of the United States,
and will to the best of my ability,
preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United
States."
Power/Duties of the President
• 1. The primary duty of the Executive
branch is to enforce the laws written
by Congress..
• 2. The President has the Power to
choose Supreme Court Justices
when a spot becomes available, but
it must be approved by the Senate.
3. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army
and Navy of the United States
.
Presidential Cabinet
• Upon being elected, the President appoints
people to fill the role of advisors to him. These
people make up his CABINET.
• Washington’s first cabinet had 4 members:
• 1. Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson
• 2.Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton
• 3. Secretary of War- Henry Knox
• 4. Attorney General- Edmund Randolph
• Today the President’s Cabinet has 15
departments…..
OBAMA’S CABINET
Secretary of State
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Hillary Clinton
Timothy Geithner
Robert Gates
Eric Holder
Ken L. Salazar
Tom J. Vilsack
Gary Locke
Hilda L. Solis
Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Shaun Donovan
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Ray H. LaHood
Steven Chu
Arne Duncan
Eric Shinseki
Secretary of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Judicial Branch Article 3
THE SUPREME COURT
Article III The Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch of the United States shall be
vested in the Supreme Court.
-The Supreme Court is composed of nine justices
who hold their jobs for life as long as they are in
good standing.
-All courts under the Supreme Court are called
inferior courts.
-The main duty of the Supreme Court is to
interpret the laws passed by Congress.
- They decide if the laws are constitutional or
unconstitutional.
-Laws they decide are unconstitutional =gone!
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The Chief Justice
• The Chief Justice is the head of the Supreme
Court.
• He/she presides over impeachment trials
involving the President, and issues the Oath of
Office to the President.
• Current Chief Justice is John Roberts appointed
in 2005 by G. W. Bush.
• Remember it is the President’s authority to
replace S.C. justices & the Senate has to
approve them.
Articles IV-VII
• Article IV- Establishes the rules between the
states and that Congress has the power to
admit new states.
• Article V- Describes ways to amend the
Constitution. (2/3 of both houses of
Congress can propose an amendment, or ¾
of all state legislatures).
• Article VI- Declares that The Constitution is
the Supreme law of the land
• Article VII- The Constitution will be ratified
when 9 of the 13 states sign it.