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US Code as of: 01/23/00
The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1967, provides for procedures to fill vacancies in the Vice Presidency; and further clarifies presidential succession rules.
The line of succession is currently:
1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
4. Secretary of State
5. Secretary of the Treasury
6. Secretary of Defense
7. Attorney General
8. Secretary of the Interior
9. Secretary of Agriculture
10. Secretary of Commerce
11. Secretary of Labor
12. Secretary of Health and Human Services
13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
14. Secretary of Transportation
15. Secretary of Energy
16. Secretary of Education
17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
18. Secretary of Homeland Security
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What is the purpose of the Twenty-fifth Amendment?
Clarify the presidential line of succession
According to the Presidential Succession act of 1947 which of these officers follows the vice president in the line of presidential succession of what house?
Speaker of a house.
. Most of the people in the line of presidential succession serve in which body?
the Cabinet
What did the constitution originally say about presidential succession?
Originally, congress was to decide who was next in line for office after the Vice President. The 25th Amendment changed presidential succession to what it is today.
What is The fourth governmental position in the Presidential line of succession?
The fourth position in the presidential line of succession is the Secretary of State. If both the President and Vice President are unable to serve, the Speaker of the House of Representatives follows, followed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, and then the Secretary of State. This order is established by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.
Most of the people in the line of presidential succession serve which body?
the Cabinet
Who is the last one in line of presidential succession?
Secretary of state
Where is the president pro tempore in the presidential line of succession?
He is third in line, just behind the Speaker of the House.
How are the terms presidential succession and the presidential succession act are related?
presidential succession is the order in which the office of president is to be filled
Who is after the speaker of the house in the current order of presidential succession?
After the Speaker of the House, the next in the presidential succession order is the President pro tempore of the Senate. Following the President pro tempore, the line of succession continues with the members of the President's Cabinet, starting with the Secretary of State. This order is established by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.
Why do you think the speaker of the house is second in line for the presidential succession?
He/she isn’t second, but third.
Where does the president pro tempore fit in the line of presidential succession?
Third in line, after vice-president and speaker of the house.
