U.S. Constitution

Article II
Section 2, Clause 2

U.S. Constitution

Article II. The President

Section 2. Powers and Duties of the President

Clause 1. Commander in Chief; Presidential Advisors; Pardons
Clause 2. Advice and Consent Clause
Clause 3. Recess appointments

Clause 2. Treaties and Appointment of Officers

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.

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