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'''Section 2 - President to be Commander-in-Chief. He may require opinions of cabinet officers, etc., may pardon. Treaty-making power. Nomination of certain officers. When President may fill vacancies.'''
1. 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.
The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
<div class="portal" style='float:left; width:65%'>====United States Constitution====* [[Constitution of the United States: Preamble]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Article I]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Article II]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Article III]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Article IV]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Article V]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Article VI]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Article VII]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Bill of Rights]]* [[Constitution of the United States: Amendments XI - XXVII]]</div>
* United States Constitution: Article II from [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp| The Avalon Project]
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