No. He is an elected official. However, modern presidents have often treated the veep as a sort of honorary cabinet member. He may be seen in the official portrait of the cabinet and can be sent to represent the President at various state functions or campaign events.
No. He is an elected official. However, modern presidents have often treated the veep as a sort of honorary cabinet member. He may be seen in the official portrait of the cabinet and can be sent to represent the President at various state functions or campaign events.
Yes, the current vice president--Joe Biden--is a member of the Democratic party. The president and vice president are almost always of the same party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
YES. "The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments - the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General."
From a technical, legal standpoint, no. The Vice President is not a member of the Cabinet.
However, most Cabinet meetings are attended by the V.P. if available, and the V.P. will stand-in for the President in any Cabinet meeting where the President is unavailable.
YUP! The legislative branch too! If you know why please answer.
No. The candidate for president chooses his vice presidential running mate. If the presidential candidate is elected, his running mate becomes Vice President.
No, he/she is the vice-head of the executive branch.
The speaker of the house. Then if he or she dies the members of the presidents cabinet in order of when the cabinet position was created.
The are indeed 15 cabinet positions. I do not think of the Vice-President as being a cabinet member although the president may invite him to cabinet meeting.
Vice President
The vice-president is elected by the electoral college. He is not appointed by the President and so does not need confirmation by the Senate.
establishing a cabinet picking a vice president setting an example for presidents to follow
14 presidents served as vice president before becoming president
the president, vice president and the cabinet members
We the ppl.We vote on who should be president of the U.S. And as for the vice presidents I think the president that we vote on decides who would be the vice president.
The executive branch includes the president, the vice-president, the cabinet and all the employees of all the departments and agencies headed by the cabinet secretaries.
no, this way if the president dies, the vice president is still there to replace him
Vice Presidents.
In USA executive ranks, a Group Vice President is at the same level as an Executive Vice President. A Group Vice President ranks above a Senior Vice President and a Vice President, and will typically have multiple Senior Vice Presidents and/or Vice Presidents reporting to them.