The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that a Vice Presidential candidate must be eligible for the Presidency. Some people argue that that clause is not applicable to term limits. The opportunity to settle the debate in court has never come up.
James Madison faced the death of Vice president George Clinton in first term and Vice president Elbridge Gerry in his second.
The Vice President of the United States shares the President's term of office. The President is elected along with the Vice President to serve 4 years.
There are no term limits on the office of U.S. Vice President.
No. If the President runs for a second term of office, he may name a different person as running mate provided the nomination convention approves, but he can not fire an elected vice president. A Vice-President can only be removed from office involuntarily by impeachment in the House of Representatives and conviction by the US Senate.
The constitution states the terms of office and how a president or Vice President can be removed from office.
The vice president would take office because the constitution states that if the president dies or resigns during his term in office the vice president serves the rest of the term
Abraham Lincoln was the US President for two terms. In his first term, Hannibal Hamlin was his Vice President, and in his second term, Andrew Johnson was his Vice President. President Lincoln was shot 6 weeks into his second term, and Andrew Johnson became President. Thus, Abraham Lincoln did not have a third Vice President.
Yes there has. During Ulysses S. Grant's second term as the 18th President, his Vice President, Henry Wilson, died in office in 1875. He served for 2 years, 8 months. William Rufus King, vice-president for Pierce died after about a month in office. He was sick when he was sworn in and never actually got to Washington to serve. Garrett Hobart, vice-president during McKinley's first term died in office. His death opened the way for Theodore Roosevelt to run with McKinley the second time.
The vice president's term of office is four years, just like the president's term. However, there is no limit to the number of terms a vice president can serve.
The term is four years and coincides with the president's term.
A Vice president's term is four years for one term. Like the President, They can have up to two terms in office.
When Abraham Lincoln was nominated for President for a second term, Andrew Johnson replaced Hannibal Hamlin as Lincoln's running mate for Vice President. (Hannibal Hamlin had been Lincoln's Vice President during his first term in office, as President.)Abraham Lincoln won the 1864 Presidential election, with Andrew Johnson as Vice President. Lincoln served less than 2 months in office during his second term as President when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865.Andrew Johnson, the Vice President then took the role as President when Lincoln died.