Article II

    Article II, like the 1st also pertains to our governments construction adding another branch called the Executive branch which creates positions like President and Vie-President. Just like congress this positions have certain requirements, to be the president you must be 35 and a natural born citizen of the U.S. and had to live 14 years in the United States. All of the branches have to work together in order to work effectively. In Article 1 it gives Congress the ability to make laws but the executive branch is where laws are enforced, the Executive Branch also holds the power to make treaties and command our military.

 The video below specifies the powers of each role within the executive branch and how these powers have to be carried out. Also it explains the importance of the electoral college as well as the presidential cabinet which provides some checks and balances to the Presidents powers. 



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