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Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers

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President commands military, vetoes bills, appoints judges

The executive Power is vested in a President who serves a four-year term.

Article II names the President 'Commander in Chief' and grants treaty and appointment powers, but Senate consent is required for treaties and many appointments.

The presidential veto procedure and the requirement for congressional consideration of vetoes are set out in Article I, Section 7, not in Article II.

Article II Section 4 provides that the President, Vice President, and other civil officers 'shall be removed from Office on Impeachment and Conviction', while the impeachment power is exercised by the House and the trial by the Senate.

Presidential succession and incapacity rely on the 25th Amendment (ratified 1967) and the Presidential Succession Act; Article II contains earlier, limited succession language.

📜Constitutional Law🏛️Government

People, bills, and sources

The President of the United States

Head of the executive branch

The Senate of the United States

Advice and consent body; impeachment trial body

The House of Representatives

Impeachment initiator; contingent electoral chooser

The Vice President of the United States

First in line of succession

What you can do

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Read the primary texts

Compare Article I Section 7, Article II, and the 25th Amendment to spot where the Constitution assigns veto, executive, and succession rules.

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