The Speaker would replace the President if there were no vice-president.
Speaker of a house.
He/she isn’t second, but third.
He is third in line, just behind the Speaker of the House.
Because they have to be voted by the house to be the speaker. They are also 2nd in line for presidential succession, after the Vice President.
Third in line, after vice-president and speaker of the house.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession. The Speaker of the House would be the next in line of succession until a new vice president is sworn into office.
The senate pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession, behind the vice-president and the Speaker of the House. ( I hope this is what you want to know.)
the speaker of the house
the speaker of the house of representatives
There is a presidential line of succession specified by the United States Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. If the president and vice president were to both die, the Speaker of the House of Representatives would inherit the position.
The Presidential line of succession starts out like this: Vice president Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the senate Secretary of State
The Speaker of the House is the next in line of succession.