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Article II 

Section 2

• Clause 2

• 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.

  • ArtII.S2.C2.1  The Treaty Making Power
  • ArtII.S2.C2.2 Appointing Executive Officers
    • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1 Appointing Executive Officers: Doctrine and Practice
      • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.1  Appointing Ambassadors, Ministers, and Consuls
      • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.2  Establishment of Offices and Officers Not Provided for in Constitution
      • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.3 Appointing Officers
        • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.3.1  Legal Requirement When Appointing and Officer
        • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.3.2  Distinguishing Between Officers and Non-Officers
        • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.3.3  Alterations to the Duties of an Officer
      • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.4  Appointing Inferior Officers
      • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.5 Removing Officers
        • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.5.1  Removing Officers: Doctrine During 1930s
        • ArtII.S2.C2.2.1.5.2  Removing Officers: Current Doctrine