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Presidential Succession

Presidential Succession. Presidential Succession. Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled 25 th Amendment Order is: 1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro Tempore Followed by the 15 cabinet members in the order in which the offices were created.

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Presidential Succession

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  1. Presidential Succession

  2. Presidential Succession • Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled • 25th Amendment Order is: 1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro Tempore • Followed by the 15 cabinet members in the order in which the offices were created

  3. Vice President • Presides over the Senate • #14 O Joe Biden

  4. Speaker of the House • Leader of the House of Representatives • #15 N John Boehner

  5. President Pro Tempore • Presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President • #16 B Patrick Leahy

  6. 4. Secretary of State • Deals with foreign affairs • Negotiates with foreign representatives • Advises the President on foreign affairs • #1 M John Kerry

  7. 5. Secretary of the Treasury • Principal economic advisor to the President • Helps create domestic and international economic policies • #2 C Jack Lew

  8. 6. Secretary of Defense • Principal defense policy advisor to the President • Responsible for forming defense policies • #3 D Chuck Hagle

  9. 7. Attorney General • Head of the United States Justice Department • Chief lawyer for the U.S. Government • #17 K Eric H. Holder Jr.

  10. 8. Secretary of the Interior • Responsible for policies involving federally owned land • Wildlife refuges, National Parks • #18 L Sally Jewell

  11. 9. Secretary of Agriculture • Responsible for policies involving food and agriculture. • Helps farmers • #4 J Thomas Vilsack

  12. 10. Secretary of Commerce • Concerned with business and industry • Develop foreign and domestic commerce • #5 A Penny Pritzker

  13. 11. Secretary of Labor • Enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and any form of business to person relations • #6 P Thomas Perez

  14. 12. Secretary of Health and Human Services • Protects the health of all Americans • Improve the health, safety, and well-being of Americans • #7 I Kathleen Sebelius

  15. 13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development • Urban housing matters • develop and execute policy on housing and cities • #8 Q Shaun L.S. Donovan

  16. 14. Secretary of Transportation • Develops plan for a fast, safe, and efficient transportation system • #9 R Anthony Foxx

  17. 15. Secretary of Energy • Creates policies involving energy production and regulation • #10 G Ernest Moniz

  18. 16. Secretary of Education • Formulates federal funding programs involving education • Enforces federal educational laws • #11 E Arne Duncan

  19. 17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs • Deals with policies involving veteran’s benefits • #12 F Eric Shinseki

  20. 18. Secretary of Homeland Security • Creates policies to help protect America and its citizens • #13 H Jeh Johnson

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