2.4: Article II: the Presidency Lesson Outline Lesson ...

U.S. Government Honors Unit 2 ? Celebrating the Constitution

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2.4: Article II: the Presidency

Lesson Outline

Lesson question: Why does the Constitution create limited executive powers?

Warm-up:

Article II of the Constitution: o Section 1: election of the _____________ and ______________ o Section 2: ____________ of the president o Section 3: ________ of the president to execute the law o Section 4:

Instruction:

I. Structure of the executive branch & elections a. Article II, Section 1 i. ii. President has a ____-year term, elected along with the _____________ b. President i. ii. Has a ___________ of advisors c. Vice President i. ii. d. Qualifications for president i. __________ years old ii. Natural-born ___________ iii. U.S. resident for ______ years e. Electoral College

i. _______ Amendment: no longer does 2nd place become VP ii. Number of electors determined by a state's number of ____________ and

________________ iii. Must receive _____ or more votes to win the electoral college

U.S. Government Honors Unit 2 ? Celebrating the Constitution

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II. Powers a. _______________-in-chief i. President is leader of the ___________ (Article II, Section 2) ii. Serves as a ________ on the power of the military (rather than a general being in charge) iii. Limits on the president's military power: 1. Cannot _________ _________ without Congress's approval 2. Cannot ________ the military (Congress has these powers in Article I, Section 8) b. Contrasting powers and limitations i. President can only pardon those who committed ___________ crimes

III. President's duties and impeachment a. The State of the ____________ i. Constitution requires president to address ___________ ii. Purpose is to: 1. Describe: 2. Identify: iii. It is another __________ on the President ? he must communicate iv. Article II, Section 3 b. Impeaching the President or VP i. Impeachment is the process of: ii. "Treason, __________, or other high ___________ and ______________" iii. Article II, Section 4

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