▁ ▁Article ▁Two ▁Article ▁Two ▁describes ▁the ▁office , ▁qual ifications , ▁and ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁Vice ▁President . ▁The ▁President ▁is ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁Article ▁two ▁is ▁modified ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Am end ment ▁which ▁t ac it ly ▁acknowled ges ▁political ▁parties , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Am end ment ▁rel ating ▁to ▁office ▁succession . ▁The ▁president ▁is ▁to ▁receive ▁only ▁one ▁compens ation ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁o ath ▁is ▁specified ▁to ▁preserve , ▁protect ▁and ▁defend ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁The ▁president ▁is ▁the ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁and ▁state ▁milit ias ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁mobil ized . ▁He ▁or ▁she ▁makes ▁treat ies ▁with ▁the ▁advice ▁and ▁consent ▁of ▁a ▁two - third s ▁qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁To ▁admin ister ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁the ▁president ▁comm issions ▁all ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁as ▁Congress ▁direct s ; ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁may ▁require ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁its ▁principal ▁officers ▁and ▁make ▁" re cess ▁appoint ments " ▁for ▁vac an cies ▁that ▁may ▁happen ▁during ▁the ▁re cess ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁The ▁president ▁is ▁to ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁laws ▁are ▁faith fully ▁executed , ▁though ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁may ▁grant ▁repr ieves ▁and ▁p ard ons