This constitutional provision gives the president the power to appoint officers and department heads.

This constitutional provision gives the president the power to appoint officers and department heads.

• A. Article II, Section 2
• B. Article I, Section 8
• C. First Amendment
• D. Supremacy Clause

Answer: (A)

The president’s power to nominate and appoint officers and department heads is defined in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. This Appointment Clause gives the president authority to fill key executive positions, with the Senate providing advice and consent as a check. The other options don’t describe this power: Article I, Section 8 lists Congress’s powers, not the president’s appointment authority; the First Amendment protects civil liberties; the Supremacy Clause establishes that the Constitution and laws are the supreme law of the land. So the provision that covers appointing officers and department heads is Article II, Section 2.

The president’s power to nominate and appoint officers and department heads is defined in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. This Appointment Clause gives the president authority to fill key executive positions, with the Senate providing advice and consent as a check. The other options don’t describe this power: Article I, Section 8 lists Congress’s powers, not the president’s appointment authority; the First Amendment protects civil liberties; the Supremacy Clause establishes that the Constitution and laws are the supreme law of the land. So the provision that covers appointing officers and department heads is Article II, Section 2.