This article deals with the executive branch and describes the election of the president (and vice president), the qualifications for holding the office, and the procedures if a president can no longer serve. The powers of the president include serving as commander in chief of the army and navy, making treaties, and, with the "advice and consent of the Senate," appointing ambassadors, officials, and Supreme Court justices. The president is required to periodically report to Congress on the state of the union, can propose legislation, and can call Congress into special session.
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Article II defines the American Presidency
Article II, section II All of Article II defines the parameters of the Presidency. However, section II enumerates the powers and responsibilities of the President. See related links.
Article II, Section II (of the original seven articles)
Article II
Article II
The powers of the executive branch were laid out in Article II of the United States Constitution.
Article 2 describes the Executive Branch. It provides the requirements for being president. It also lists the various duties and responsibilities, as well as how the President is to be elected.
Article II of the Constitution.
Article II
Article 2 section 1For the most part it's in Article II. There are a couple of references to the executive branch in other articles (for example, veto power is discussed in Article I).
The powers of the Executive Branch are defined in Article XI.