Appoints someone to the job
No. Biden holds one office and that is VP.
It is more appropriate to say that the Vice-President of the United States has as one of his constitutional responsibilities to serve as President of the US Senate.
The Vice President
The vice-president and president are elected together as a team. Unless one of vacates his office prematurely, they both serve the same 4-year terms.
The president's choice
Nowadays there will always be a vice-president after a reasonable time. It used to be that if the vice-presidential office became vacant it was not filled until the next presidential election. Now if a vice-president is needed, the President appoints one as soon as possible and he takes office as soon as Congress confirms the appointment,
It is not quite true because when the office of Vice-President becomes vacant, the President chooses a new Vice-President who then must be approved by both houses of Congress before he can take office. ( 25th amendment.)
A Vice president's term is four years for one term. Like the President, They can have up to two terms in office.
Gerald Ford
There was no vice-president after Arthur became president. Until 1967, a vacancy in the vice-presidential office was not filled until the next presidential election. Arthur was the elected vice-president but he moved up to President after Garfield was killed.trick question, he didn't have one!
Prior to 1967, anytime a president died in office his vice president took the office of president and did not have a vice president for the remainder of that term. Until the ratification of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, there was no requirement to replace a vice president. For example, Chester Arthur served out the rest of President Garfield's term without a vice president.There have been many occasions in which a President did not have a vice president during one of his terms. For example, Franklin Pierce did not have a vice president for almost all of his term. His vice president, William R. King, died after only 45 days in office.(see the related question)(see Sources and related links below for a complete listing of all of the presidents and their vice presidents, including periods in which they had no vice president)
There was no vice-president after Arthur became president. Until 1967, a vacancy in the vice-presidential office was not filled until the next presidential election. Arthur was the elected vice-president but he moved up to President after Garfield was killed.trick question, he didn't have one!