2. To obtain a correct idea of the law relating to this officer, it is proper to consider; 1. His election. 2. The duration of his office. 3. His duties. 3.-1. He is to be elected in the manner pointed out under the article President of the United States. (q.v.) See, also...
Vice President The vice president of the United States occupies a high position in government, yet is given little responsibility under the U.S. Constitution. A person elected vice president presides over the Senate, but apart from that duty, he or she must rely upon the president to assign...
1.An officer ranking next below a president, usually empowered to assume the president's duties under conditions such as absence, illness, or death. 2.A deputy to a president, especially in a corporation, in charge of a specific department or location:vice president of sales. ...
Given the indispensable role the vice president plays in the continuity of the executive branch under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment and the important advisory and troubleshooting duties the modern vice president carries out, a discussion of the history of vice presidential incapacity is long overdue. ...
Vance, who served two years of his six-year Senate term, informed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine of his plans in a resignation letter Thursday, saying his resignation would be effective at midnight. "As I prepare to assume my duties as Vice President of the United States, I would like to express...
The Vice President of the United States has no official duties other than to preside over Senate proceedings and become the president if the current president is unable to serve. The vice president gets the title of President of the Senate, and if there's a tie on the Senate floor for ...
The Vice President is part of the Executive Branch of the United States government and is the second highest ranking member and the first in the line of succession should the President die while in office, resign, or be forced to leave the position. The Vice President's primary duties are ...
The Vice President of the United States: Although the vice president is the second most important office in the executive branch of the United States, many people do not know the office's duties, roles and requirements. A presidential candidate picks his running-mate early in the election cycle...
The vice president of the United States is voted into office in the general elections for the president. At any time during the president's campaign, he or she can choose a vice presidential running mate, and if that presidential candidate gets the nomination for his or her party, then the...
A Heartbeat From the Presidency Certainly, the responsibility most on the mind of vice presidents is that under the order ofpresidential succession, they are required to take over the duties of the president of the United States at any time the president becomes, for any reason, unable to ser...