What is a Vice President's constitutional responsibility?

Answer 1

The vice-president has two responsibilities.

1) The vice-president shall replace the president in cases where he is not able to execute the duties of the office due to illness, resignation or death.

2) He shall vote to break any ties in the Senate.

Since its conception, the role of casting a tie-breaking vote in the Senate has been exercised 242 times. His title shall be President of the Senate, a hollow title because he has no duties except for the two stated above.

Traditionally the vice president is not present while the senate is meeting. He may be assigned additional duties by the president but, as the Constitution assigns no executive powers to the vice president, in performing such duties he acts only as an agent of the president.

Answer 2

There are actually three "duties" stated in the US Constitution:

1. Replace the President in case of removal, death, or resignation.

2. Be President of the Senate.

3. Only vote to break a tie in the Senate.

CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE US

Article I, Section 3

"The Vice President of the United States shallbe President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided."

Amendment 25, Section 1

"In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President."

Answer 3

The U. S. Vice President is the President of the U. S. Senate. In that role, he/she breaks any tied votes in the Senate and presides over the counting of the votes on the January 6th after a Presidential/ Vice Presidential election. He/She must also act as President whenever the President is unable.

Answer 4

He is the president of the senate. If the vote is split 50 50, the vice president will cast the tie-breaker. That is his only constitutional power.

Answer 5

The only duty the U.S. Constitution assigns the Vice President is to act as presiding officer of the Senate.

Answer 6

to break a tie in the senate

Answer 7

to be the president of the Senate