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The Presidency

Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency Section 2 Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency

The Constitution and Succession Constitution states “In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President.” – Article 2, Section 1, Clause 6. Precedent of Vice President taking over began in 1841. Became part of the Constitution in 1967 with the passage of the 25th Amendment

Presidential Succession Established by Presidential Succession Act of 1947. President succeeded by Vice President, then Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore If these officers are unable to serve, then the Secretary of State becomes president followed by the other 14 heads of executive departments in order of precedence.

Vice President Speaker of the House of Representatives President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security

Presidential Disability For most of the history of the U.S. there were serious gaps in presidential succession. Garfield survived for 80 days after assassination attempt Wilson suffered stroke and was an invalid for the rest of his term. 25th Amendment establishes protocol for event of Presidential disability. President informs Congress in writing VP and majority of Cabinet inform Congress in writing.

The Vice Presidency “My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.” John Adams, first Vice President of the U.S.

Role of the Vice President Formal Duties: (1) preside over the Senate (2) to help decide the question of Presidential disability. President-in-waiting “I am Vice President. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything.” – John Adams Balancing the Ticket

The Vice Presidency Today Expanded roll Recent presidents have used the Vice President more extensively. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney