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 Offences 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.
This is not legal advice. I am not your lawyer.
Alright! Big answers today! What does a President do?
Well, this is by no means a complete list, but it’s enough to start on that the president is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces. The president can ask department heads for opinions, and can grant reprieves and pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
The president, with a supermajority of congress, can make treaties and with congressional advice and consent can appoint ambassadors, supreme court Judges and other officers of the United States. Congress can give the president the power to appoint lesser officers.
And the President can fill vacancies during Congressional recesses.
That’s it. We end on that massive cliffhanger today: does the President get to give a big ol’ speech every year? We’ll see.