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Q: What body determines the order of succession to the presidency in the event that both the president and the vice president die or are removed from offices?
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If the offices of both the president and vice president became vacant at the same time, the next in line for the presidency is the?

The Speaker of the House of Representatives


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If the presidency is vacancy. the VP becomes president and and new VP is promptly appointed . If the president and VP both die at once, the Speaker of the House becomes president.


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Who succeeds the vice president if they are incapacitated?

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, the Senate president pro tempore was next in line after the vice president to succeed to the presidency, followed by the Speaker of the House.In 1886, however, Congress changed the order of presidential succession, replacing the president pro tempore and the Speaker with the cabinet officers. Proponents of this change argued that the congressional leaders lacked executive experience, and none had served as president, while six former secretaries of state had later been elected to that office.The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established.Prior to the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, there was no provision for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. When a president died in office, the vice president succeeded him, and the vice presidency then remained vacant. The first vice president to take office under the new procedure was Gerald Ford, who was nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, and confirmed by Congress the following Dec. 6.The Vice President Joseph BidenSpeaker of the House John BoehnerPresident pro tempore of the Senate Patrick LeahySecretary of State John KerrySecretary of the Treasury Jacob LewSecretary of Defense Chuck HagelAttorney General Eric HolderSecretary of the Interior Sally JewelSecretary of Agriculture Tom VilsackSecretary of Commerce Penny PritzkerSecretary of Labor Thomas E. PerezSecretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews BurwellSecretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián CastroSecretary of Transportation Anthony FoxxSecretary of Energy Ernest MonizSecretary of Education Arne DuncanSecretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson (acting)Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson


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The new president and vice-president begin their terms on this day and take the oath for their offices. The chief justice of the US administers the oaths. What other people are involved depends on the year and the President and the planners of the event.

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