Question

Task: E639529
Instructions

Activity 1 of 2
The following question has two parts. First, read the excerpts from Article II of the US Constitution and answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A:

Section 2
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Section 3
He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

Which presidential action reflects the formal roles of the office as outlined in Article II of the Constitution?

A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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Activity 2 of 2
Part B:

Which detail from Article II is most directly associated with the answer in Part A?

A.
"[He] shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy"

B.
"He shall have Power . . . to make Treaties"

C.
"he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"

D.
"he shall have Power to grant Reprieves"

Answer 1

Part A: C

Part B: A — "[He] shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy"

Explanation: The image in C depicts the President acting in a military leadership role, which corresponds directly to the Constitution's commander-in-chief clause in Article II.