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Not early as long as article 1. Executive branch should be vested in one president. Discusses having a single chief executive vs having a committee. During times where republic was threatened, a single executive was needed. If we don"t have a single executive, it would result in feeble leadership. A single executive will provide us with energy. To bring unity, and to provide competent powers. The ingredients for an energetic, unified executive: Have a long enough duration so that the executive can be effective in office. Executive branch sometimes need to act quickly, not with deliberation. If you have multi-member executive, one member might agree with some, another with some other created factions and fractures the country. Arguing that anti-federalists are arguing with emotions. Term of office four years impeached) Not lifetime because then won"t be accountable to people. If it"s a year, can"t get anything done.