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Executive Branch
  • Section 1
    • Clause 2
      • 270 Electoral College Votes required
      • Based on total number of House members (435) and Senators (100) and 3 for D.C.
      • Majority of 538 = 270
      • 48 states have a “winner-take-all system for allotting votes
      • Maine and Nebraska use a district system
      • Popular vote and the Electoral College
      • In four elections candidate with most votes did not win election
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Executive Branch
  • Section 2
    • Clause 1—Powers
      • Commander-in-Chief
      • Grant Reprieves and Pardons (8:19)
    • Clause 2—Diplomacy and Nominations
      • Treaties (2/3 vote)
      • Ambassadors, Judges, federal officers
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Executive Branch
  • Section 3
    • Inform Congress
    • Recommend Legislation
    • Call Special Sessions and Adjourn Congress
    • Faithfully Execute the Laws
    • Commission Officers