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Article II of the Constitution

September 06, 2019

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Article II of the US Constitution establishes the powers of the president. In this video, Khan Academy host Kim Kutz Elliott discusses Article II with scholars Michael Gerhardt and Sai Prakash.

The National Constitution Center and Khan Academy partnered to create a series of nonpartisan videos explaining the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and major Supreme Court cases, enlisting the expertise of Interactive Constitution scholars.

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