GC.16 Analyze Article II of the Constitution as it relates to the executive branch, including: • Appointments • Oath of office • Commander-in-chief of the military • Powers of the president • Eligibility for office • Succession (25th Amendment) • Executive orders • Treaties • Length of term (22nd Amendment) H, P

What am I learning today?

The powers and roles of the Executive Branch

Why am I learning this?

To understand how The Presidents and the Executive Branch impacts your life and the country.

How will I know I learned this?

When you know the powers and responsibilities of president.

What to Know About Presidential Appointments

The Oath of Office:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution requires that before presidents can assume their duties they must take the oath of office. The completion of this thirty-five-word oath ends one president’s term and begins the next.

From the day George Washington placed his hand on the Bible and recited the oath, the inaugural ceremonies have been an important symbol of our government’s continuity and permanence

What Does ‘Commander in Chief’ Really Mean?

Roles and powers of the president: lesson overview

Requirements for the President of the United States

Presidential Disability and Succession

Executive Orders 101: What are they and how do Presidents use them?

Treaties: A Historical Overview

Two-Term Limit on Presidency

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