Constitutional Passage
"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." (Article II, Section 2)
Article
Summary of Article and Explanation of Constitutional Connection
This article is about heads of states from over a hundred countries meeting in New York City to discuss ways to slow down climate change. While meeting they were hoping to draft a new treaty that everyone will abide by. This article relates to Article II, Section 2 because the president has the power to make a treaty, and they were in the process of composing one.
Political Cartoon
Cartoon Explanation
In this political cartoon Barack Obama is grinning, and has two hefty muscles. On one muscle it reads "Nuclear Arms Treaty", the other reads "Health Reform". The Nuclear Arms Treaty and Health Reform are two major things he has done in his presidential career. This relates to Article II, Section 2 because the President used his power to make treaties when he composed the Nuclear Arms treaty with Russia.