Vice President and
Succession
Identify the role of the VP
Analyze what happens if the president can no longer serve
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Two Formal Duties
◦ Preside over the senate
◦ To help decide the question of presidential
disability (essentially the president-in-waiting)
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What are the qualifications to be a VP?
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“Balance the Ticket” – chosen to
strengthen the Presidential candidate.
◦ Ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender,
religion, etc.
Vice President
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If VP takes over, he/she picks a new VP. The
appointee must be approved by a majority
vote in Congress.
◦ 25th Amendment
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Presidential Succession – president vacancy
filled after a president dies, resigns, or
removed after impeachment
 Presidential Line of Succession Act of 1947
 12 Amendment
Presidential Succession
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President
Vice President
Speaker of the House*
President Pro Tempore*
Secretary of State
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Cabinet
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◦ 1st in Office
Order of Succession
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Get with a partner of your choice
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Each group will need a laptop and a
worksheet per person
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Assignment due at the END of class
White House Explosion