CORNELL NOTES Name: Mercedes Cross

Class: Block 1 Topic: Unit 2 Section 3

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Article II • Creates the Executive Branch.
-has the president as its head.
• Its staff, military personal, and workers (bureaucracy) have over 4 million
people.
Executive Branch • President is commander and chief of the armed forces.
• Appoints top officials (judges and departments)
• Makes treaties
• Appoints ambassadors
• Makes a state of the Union address
• Can pardon people
About the President • 4 year terms
• 2 total terms or 10 total years
• 35 years old or older
• $400,000 per year + benefits
• Born is this country and lives here 14 years
Impeaching a President • Reasons: high crimes & misdemeanors.
• Starts in the House (majority) and goes to the Senate (2/3)
• Vote to impeach
• Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump (2) impeached in the House and
not convicted in the Senate
Article III-The Judicial • Contains the Supreme Court
Branch • 9 members
• 8 justices, 1 Chief Justice- John Roberts
• Serve for life
• May be impeached
• Currently 3 women (Barrett newest)
• Currently 1 African American
The Judicial Branch • interpret the law
• Rules acts of the legislative and executive branch constitutional/
unconstitutional
• Rules on cases with Constitutional issues
Themes I see in the Separation of powers, justice, equality, truth
information
Other Questions I may Where do the 2 extra years come from in 2 4-year terms?
have about the
information (Required)





Please list three things
you learned today
(Required)
Please explain how one
thing you learned today
relates to you. BE
SPECIFIC!!!!
1.) how much money the president makes
2.) Who’s part of the Judicial branch
3.) Justices can be impeached
This is only coincidence but the listed presidents that have been impeached are
all people I’ve covered in my History Day projects.