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If the office of vice-president becomes vacant, the President nominates a successor who takes office if approved by a majority vote in both houses of Congress.
This provision was added to the U. S. Constitution as part of the 25th Amendment, which was ratified February 10, 1967.
the president nominates a new vice president (gradpoint)
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf the vice president resigns, the president appoints a replacement, who must be approved by both houses of Congress. This happened in the fall of 1973, when Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned and President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford to take his place.
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∙ 16y agothere is another voting pole for people running for president
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∙ 15y agothen the president gets to elect a new Vp.
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∙ 13y agoIf the VP resigns, the president nominates a new VP who after being confirmed by Congress becomes the VP.
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What happens when the President Dies or leaves office?
the vice president takes over untill end of term No. When the Vice President accedes to the Presidency and becomes President, that individual is subject to precisely the same Constitutional provisions, including potentially being subject to impeachment and removal from office.
Who fills the Vice President's spot if the Vice President leaves office 45k?
A new Vice President is nominated by the President and must be approved by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.
What happens when the vice president gets shot?
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
What happens if the president dies resignsor is removed from office?
Vice President takes over
Do they elect another vice president if the president dies or leaves office?
No, they keep the same vice president. For instance when Abraham Lincoln got shot, Andrew Johnson (the vice president) took his place as president.
What happens when ther is a vacancy in the office of the vice presidnt?
if there is no president or vice president, i think the chairman of the house of representatives serves temporarily
What will happen if a president dies in office?
The vice president will become the president if that happens. Well, what happened when Lincoln was killed?
Can the vice president stay on as long as the president?
I am not quite sure what you want to know. The president and vice president are elected as a team at the same time and their terms expire at the same time. If the president leaves office before the end of his term, the vice-president becomes president.
What if something happens to the president?
If the president cannot perform his duties for any reason the Vice President assumes the Presidency. If the Vice President cannot perform the Speaker of the House assumes the duties of the President
Which amendment allows the positions of president and vice president to be filled in caes of death or removal from office?
The 25 amendment specifies the procedure for replacing the vice-president and for temporarily removing the president from power and giving the vice-president the presidential power.The Constitution itself makes the Vice President President if the President dies or leaves office. It also gives Congress the power to establish a presidential succession list to be used if there is no vice-president.
If the vice president of the US dies or leaves office?
It's hard to answer an incomplete question....What are you trying to find out if he died or left office?
What happens if the president and the president and vice president are unable to serve out their terms?
The Speaker of the House becomes president if something happened to the president and vice president.
