1) The Framers envisioned a weaker presidency than the U.S. currently has.
2) The Articles of Confederation had a fairly powerful executive.
3) The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
4) Although governors have the power to pardon, the president does not.
5) A president can serve for a maximum of eight years.
6) The House of Representatives has the power to impeach a president. Impeachment trials
occur in the Senate.
7) In U.S. v. Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that the president has nearly unlimited executive
privilege.
8) If the vice presidency is vacant, the president appoints a new vice president, subject to the
approval of two-thirds of the Senate.
9) Presidents can have a long-range influence on American government through their federal
court appointments.
10) During George W. Bushʹs first term in office, he did not appoint any women or minorities to
major positions in his administration.
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