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What happens to a senate seat if the senator becomes president or vice president?
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∙ 15y ago
The Governor appoints someone to fill the seat and that person's term will end when the original Senator's six-year term ends. Some states hold special elections to fill the seat.
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What happens if the president pro tempore becomes president?
He/She appoints a new vice president, and the U. S. Senate gets a new President Pro Tempore, which by tradition has been the most senior Senator.
Who becomes president if the presidentvice president and the speaker die?
The President pro tempore of the Senate (the Senator elected as a leader by the other Senators).
If the vice president is not present in the senate what happens?
If the vice-president is absent, some other senator, such are the pro tempore, presides over the Senate.
What happens in the event of the death of the President VP and Speaker of the house?
The President pro tempore of the Senate becomes the President. He/she is the leader of the Senate when the vice president can not attend. If him/her dies also then the Secretary of State becomes President.
The current president of the senate is who?
Dick Cheney is the current (10/08/08) president of the U.S. Senate?
What does the vp of the US do?
Becomes Prez if something happens to the president. Also, is pres of the senate.
What happens to a senator who calls the president of the US a liar in a joint session of congress?
Not much. The Senate can vote to censure the Senator, which amounts to less than a slap on the wrist.
Was Gerald Ford a senator?
No, he was a Representative for 25 years but never a Senator. As Vice-President, he was President of the Senate but never an elected Senator.
Who is Roland Burris?
The Junior Senator from Illinois and President Obama's succesor to that Senate Seat. He becomes the only African American in the US Senate. He is a former Illinois Comptroller and Illinois Attorney General.
Who becomes president of the US if the President and the Vice-President and the speaker of the House should die?
The third person in line is the president pro tempore of the US Senate, who is normally the most senior senator of the majority party in Congress.
What is the senator called that presides over the Senate?
He is called the president pro tempore of the Senate, an office traditionally held by the majority party Senator with the most seniority in the Senate.
Who was Nigeria first senate president?
Senator Nwafor Orizu
