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→Article II (establishes the Executive branch and its powers, limits, and duties)
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* EC= president selected by the states according to their representation in both houses of Congress | * EC= president selected by the states according to their representation in both houses of Congress | ||
* sets process for removal (impeachment)}}''' <br> | * sets process for removal (impeachment)}}''' <br> | ||
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected, as follows | The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the '''{{#tip-text:Term of four Years|Term of four years | ||
* Representatives serve two year terms, Senators six | |||
* so = another distribution of power over time | |||
* the idea is to hold the Executive accountable without have too much turnover or time per term | |||
* during the Constitutional Convention, several of the plans called for a life term for the president, which would have changed its nature dramatically from what was adopted, a four-year term. | |||
* the 22nd Amendment limited the office of the presidency to any one person to two terms. The only person to have served for more than two terms was Franklin Roosevelt, who was elected four times (and died during his fourth term). The 22nd Amendment was adopted in response to Roosevelt. Prior to him it was considered that all presidents should only serve two terms because George Washington had only served two terms.}}''', and, together with the '''{{#tip-text:Vice President|Vice President | |||
* = "president" (leader) of the Senate. | |||
* the Vice President has no official duty other than the preside over the Senate and to cast a vote in case of a tie in the Senate. | |||
* the Vice Presidency is an office of the Senate, and not of the Executive. | |||
* originally, the Vice President was the person who received the second-most votes in the electoral college (presidential election). The election of the Vice President was changed in the 12th amendment, which separated the votes in the Electoral College for President and Vice President. Effectively, the winning candidate for Vice President is the candidate aligned with the winning candidate for President.}}''', chosen for the same term, be elected, as follows | |||
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of '''{{#tip-text:Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress|Electoral College | Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of '''{{#tip-text:Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress|Electoral College | ||