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How large a vote does it take to decide that the president is incapable of fulfilling his office?
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If the President claims he is able, it takes 2/3 of both houses of Congress to keep him out of office. This rule is in the 25th amendment to the Constitution. If the President is unconscious,or does not object, the VP and 8 cabinet members can declare him temporarily incapable.
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What was the reason for VPs becoming presidents?
if the president dies in office, resigns, or is incapable of discharging his duties as president (e.g. .. due to impeachment)
When would the vice president take over the president?
When the President bites the dust, or is incapable of holding the Office of President Article 25 of the Constitution can be put into effect.
Do Electoral votes decide who wins the office of President of the US?
yes...
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Who can challenge the presidents ability to resume office after an illness?
The Vice President holds the power to deem the president unable to fulfill his duties and it also up to the VP to decide whether or not the president is well enough to return to office.
When did both the US President and Vice-President die and the Speaker of the House become President and who was it?
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What qualities made Harding such a weak president?
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What the Truman's administration has been called?
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What is the president's office is called?
The President's office is called the oval office.
Two circumstances under which the president can be removed before his term is over?
There are four ways a Presidential vacancy may occur: 1. Death 2. Resignation 3. Impeachment 4. Incapacitation The President may be impeached for "high crimes and misdemeanors". The House of Representatives must vote for impeachment, and the US Senate then conducts a trial to determine the outcome. Two Presidents William Clinton and Andrew Johnson) have been impeached by the House of Representatives, and in both cases the Senate acquitted, so neither were removed from office. Richard Nixon resigned under the threat of an impending impeachment, but he the House did not vote on impeachment since he resigned first. The 25th Amendment allows for a majority of the Cabinet and Vice President to declare the President incapable of fulfilling the duties of the office by notifying both houses of Congress. The Vice President becomes the acting President.
Why did Santa Anna decide to return to office and resumehis duties as president?
He was called by the Mexican congress to defend Mexico from what they saw was an invasion from the United States.
Who manages most of the US government?
Executive office of the president
