Read and analyze the following excerpt from the Constitution of the United States to answer questions 23-24.
Article II: Section 2.
Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Clause 2: 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.
Clause 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
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23. The Constitution gives the President the power over the Army and Navy, which implies which of the following?
a. he also has power over the rest of the armed forces created since
b. he can declare war when he deems it necessary
c. he has to serve in the armed forces
d. he has power over money spent on the armed forces
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24. The roles of the Presidency of the United States are not all listed in the Constitution of the United States. Which role of the President is not named under Article II?
a. Party Leader
b. Commander in Chief
c. Legislative Leader
d. Chief Executive