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What does a president do: he nominates a candidate and Senate appoints him/her, or does the president appoint directly?--[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 16:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC) | What does a president do: he nominates a candidate and Senate appoints him/her, or does the president appoint directly?--[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 16:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC) | ||
: Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution says that the president "shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint" officials. So I guess the answer to your question is: both. The president alone "nominates," and then the president and the Senate cooperatively "appoint." I don't know, though, whether the president has to sign a second piece of paper to make the "appointment" final, or whether it just automatically happens when the Senate votes to confirm the nominee. [[User:Bruce M.Tindall|Bruce M.Tindall]] 17:22, 28 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
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Nominated/appointed?
What does a president do: he nominates a candidate and Senate appoints him/her, or does the president appoint directly?--Paul Wormer 16:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
- Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution says that the president "shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint" officials. So I guess the answer to your question is: both. The president alone "nominates," and then the president and the Senate cooperatively "appoint." I don't know, though, whether the president has to sign a second piece of paper to make the "appointment" final, or whether it just automatically happens when the Senate votes to confirm the nominee. Bruce M.Tindall 17:22, 28 January 2009 (UTC)