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Article II Quiz

Article II Quiz. Answer the following questions on a half-sheet of paper: How old must a President be to hold office? According to Section 2, who does the President get to appoint? For what things can the President be impeached? Who must approve any treaty the President makes?

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Article II Quiz

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  1. Article II Quiz Answer the following questions on a half-sheet of paper: • How old must a President be to hold office? • According to Section 2, who does the President get to appoint? • For what things can the President be impeached? • Who must approve any treaty the President makes? • What title does the President have in regards to the army, navy, and militia?

  2. Article II, Section 1 • Basic Stats • 35 years old, 14 years a citizen • 4 year term, 2 term limit (22nd Amendment) • Pay – then: $25,000/year, now: $400,000/year • Succession • Vice-President takes over when POTUS cannot carry out his duties • Clarified by 25th Amendment: POTUS, VP, Speaker, President Pro Tempore • Electoral College: how we elect the POTUS, which we’ll talk about tomorrow 

  3. Article II, Section 2 • Roles of the POTUS • Chief… of state, executive, administrator, diplomat, legislator, of party, citizen • Commander in Chief • Powers • Make treaties, appoint ambassadors, judges, and other officers of the US (with Senate approval) • Recess Appointments • When Congress is NOT in session, the POTUS may appoint judges, ambassadors, and other offices without Senate approval; they keep their job until the end of Congress’s next term. • Controversy over recess appointments

  4. Article II, Section 3 • State of the Union Addresses • Then: letters from the POTUS to Congress • Jefferson SOTU 1804 • Now: big speeches full of proposals for the year • Clinton – SOTU 1996 - 7:13 • Bush – SOTU 2002 • Special Joint Sessions • Then: Lincoln called in 1861 to talk secession • Less then: Kennedy, May 25, 1961 • Other things: receive ambassadors, make sure that “laws be faithfully executed”

  5. Article II, Section 4 • Impeachment • Definition: bringing to “trial” for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors • Does NOT mean: conviction for those crimes • Who’s been impeached? • Andrew Johnson – 1868, 1 vote away from being removed from office by Reconstruction Republicans for violating the Tenure of Office Act (removing officers that are confirmed by the Senate without the Senate’s approval) • Bill Clinton – late 1998, for perjury and obstruction of justice during the course of an investigation over land deals, called “Whitewater”, and sexual harassment suits dating back to AR • Almost… Nixon – would have been impeached for role in Watergate, resigned in 1974

  6. For tomorrow… • How many “votes” in the Electoral College does Michigan have? • Who has the most votes in the Electoral College? • Who has the least? • Which states are “swing” states in this election? How many votes are up for grabs? • Be ready to talk about the Electoral College and how it might shape up this year!

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