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  2. Article Two of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Section 2 of Article Two lays out the powers of the Presidency, establishing that the President serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the military, among many other roles. This section gives the President the power to grant pardons. Section 2 also requires the "principal officer" of any executive department to tender advice.

  3. Executive Vesting Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Executive Vesting Clause (Article II, Section 1, Clause 1) of the United States Constitution bestows the executive power of the United States federal government to the President of the United States. [1] Similar clauses are found in Article I and Article III; the former bestows federal legislative power exclusively to the United States ...

  4. The Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, Explained - AOL

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    The U.S. Constitution mostly leaves presidential elections to the states, though Congress may decide when electors are chosen and when they must vote (Article 2, Section 1). After the tension of ...

  5. Vesting Clauses - Wikipedia

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    In United States constitutional law, the Vesting Clauses are three provisions in the United States Constitution which vest legislative power in Congress, executive power in the President, and judicial power in the federal courts.

  6. Federal pardons in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The pardon power of the president is based on Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which provides: . The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.

  7. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 is superseded by this amendment, which also extends the eligibility requirements to become president to the vice president. [167] The Seventeenth Amendment (1913) modifies the way senators are elected. It stipulates that senators are to be elected by direct popular vote.

  8. Acting President of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution prescribes three eligibility requirements for the presidency. At the time of taking office, one must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least thirty-five years old, and a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. [1]

  9. Here's how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from ... - AOL

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    Magliocca posted a copy of his research — which he believed was the first law journal article ever written about Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — online in mid-December of 2020, then revised ...