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Presidential Succession and The Vice Presidency

Presidential Succession and The Vice Presidency. What Did He Mean By This?. " I am vice president. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything.” — John Adams, Vice President 1788 - 1796. What Do These Remarks Say About The Office of Vice President ?.

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Presidential Succession and The Vice Presidency

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  1. Presidential Succession and The Vice Presidency

  2. What Did He Mean By This? "I am vice president. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything.” — John Adams, Vice President 1788 - 1796.

  3. What Do These Remarks Say About The Office of Vice President?

  4. But The Office of VP is Incredibly Important… November 22, 1963

  5. Vice Presidents Who Succeeded to the Presidency

  6. VP: Official Duties Two Formal Duties Assigned by Constitution: • Preside over the Senate • (only votes in case of a tie) 2. Help decide the question of presidential disability * VP essentially = “President-in-waiting”

  7. Presidential Succession Act of 1947 • Congress fixed the order of Presidential succession following WWII (start of Cold War) • Needed to maintain governmental function in case of a large scale attack • Following VP, Speaker of the House and then President Pro Tempore of Senate become President • Thirteen heads of President’s Cabinet Follow Next in Succession (order in which offices were created by Congress) Vice President Speaker of House Pres. Pro Temp. 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 Health/Human Secretary Housing & UD Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Vet. Affairs

  8. Presidential Disability The 25th Amendment • Helped Close Gaps in Presidential Succession • Filled in Presidential Disability Gap • The Vice President Becomes Acting President If… • President informs Congress, in writing, that he is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” …or • The VP and a majority of Cabinet members inform Congress, in writing, that the President is incapacitated

  9. Modern Vice Presidency: An Expanded Role • Let’s Look At What Vice President Biden Is Doing In His ExpandedRole

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