Understanding the Executive Branch and Presidential Selection in the United States
The Executive Branch in the United States, outlined in Article II of the Constitution, carries out and enforces laws passed by Congress. The President serves as the head of this branch, with a balance of power carefully established by the framers to prevent dictatorial control. The selection process involves the Electoral College, where electors from each state play a crucial role in determining the President. The intricacies of this system and the impact of elections on the presidency are explored in detail.
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HOW DID THEFRAMERSCREATE THE EXECUTIVEBRANCH THEEXECUTIVEBRANCH CARRIES OUT AND ENFORCES THE LAWS PASSED BYCONGRESS THEPRESIDENT OF THEUNITEDSTATES IS THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVEBRANCH ARTICLEII OF THECONSTITUTION ESTABLISHED THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
HOW DID THEFRAMERSCREATE THE EXECUTIVEBRANCH THEFRAMERS WANTED TWO THINGS: 1. THEPRESIDENT TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CARRY OUT AND ENFORCE LAWS 2.BUT NOT TOO MUCH POWER SO THAT THEPRESIDENT COULD BECOME A DICTATOR
HOW IS THEPRESIDENTSELECTED? VOTERS VOTE FOR THEPRESIDENT ANDVICEPRESIDENT EVERY FOUR YEARS ON THETUESDAY FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY OFNOVEMBER THEIR VOTES ARE COUNTED, BUT THE RESULTS WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE CANDIDATE WITH THE MOST VOTES WILL BECOME PRESIDENT
HOW IS THEPRESIDENTSELECTED? THEFRAMERS PROPOSED THAT THEPRESIDENT ANDVICE PRESIDENT BE PICKED THROUGH AN ELECTORALCOLLEGE WHEN VOTERS VOTE FORPRESIDENT/VP, THEY ACTUALLY VOTE FORELECTORS PLEDGED TO THE CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVES THE MOST VOTES IN THE STATE
HOW IS THEPRESIDENTSELECTED? EACH STATE HAS A NUMBER OF ELECTORS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF SENATORS(2), PLUS THE NUMBER OFUS REPRESENTATIVES(VARIES BY POPULATION) THEELECTORALCOLLEGE IS SET AT538 ELECTORS 535 FOR THE TOTAL MEMBERS OFCONGRESS 3 TO REPRESENTWASHINGTONDC S POPULATION
HOW IS THEPRESIDENTSELECTED? A CANDIDATE MUST HAVE270 OF THE TOTAL538 VOTES 5 TIMES IN OUR HISTORY, THE CANDIDATE WHO WON THE MOST VOTES DID NOT WIN THE ELECTION, THE LAST TIME AS2016 IF NO CANDIDATE GETS A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES, THEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SELECTS THEPRESIDENT BY MAJORITY VOTE (EACH STATE GETS ONE VOTE)
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISEWHAT DO YOU THINK? MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY BELIEVE THAT THE CANDIDATE WITH THE MOST VOTES SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BECOMEPRESIDENT. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE. WORK IN SMALL GROUPS AND CREATE2 GOOD REASONS FOR AND THEN2 REASONS AGAINST SELECTING THEPRESIDENT THROUGH POPULAR VOTE.
WHAT ARE THECONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THEPRESIDENT? ACT AS THECOMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES MAKETREATIES APPOINT AMBASSADORS, WITHSENATE CONSENT APPOINTSUPREMECOURTJUDGES, WITHSENATE CONSENT GRANT PARDONS FOR CRIMES AGAINST THEUNITEDSTATES
HOW DOES THECONSTITUTION LIMIT PRESIDENTIALPOWERS FRAMERS WERE CAREFUL TO LIMITPRESIDENTIAL POWERS SENATE HAS TO APPROVEPRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS SENATE MUST APPROVEPRESIDENTIAL TREATIES ONLY THECONGRESS CAN DECLARE WAR PRESIDENT CAN VETO A BILL, BUT THEHOUSE CAN OVERRULE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO WITH2/3RDS VOTE
HOW DOES THECONSTITUTION LIMIT PRESIDENTIALPOWERS FRAMERS WERE CAREFUL TO LIMITPRESIDENTIAL POWERS THEHOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES HAS THE POWER TO IMPEACH THEPRESIDENT IF TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY BY THESENATE, THEPRESIDENT CAN BE REMOVED ARTICLEII SAYS THEPRESIDENT CAN BE REMOVED FOR TREASON, BRIBERY, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
GEORGEWASHINGTONPRESIDENTIAL BIOGRAPHY READ THE HISTORY OFGEORGE WASHINGTON S PRESIDENCY
