President of We the People

The President of We The People Mock Government Sim is the head of state and head of government of the United States.

Election and Tenure
The President of We The People is elected by popular vote every fourth Friday. The president serves a term of 4 weeks, which is equal to 28 days. Previously presidents were limited to two terms, however term limits for the Presidency were abolished in July of 2019.

Powers and Responsibilities
The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the WTP Armed Forces. The president is empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn either or both houses of Congress under extraordinary circumstances.

Article II of the Constitution vests the executive power of the United States in the president and charges him with the execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

In accordance with Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution, any proposed federal legislation passed by the Congress must be sent to the president for approval. The president can sign a bill which would then make it law, or he can veto it and return it to congress with his objections. Congress may override a veto with a two-thirds (2/3) majority of both houses in which case the bill becomes law.