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What set the order of presidential selection?
The first successor, the vice-president, is set by the Constitution. The rest of the list was set by an act of Congress. An amendment to the Constitution provides for a method of filling a vacancy in the vice-presidency.
The twelfth amendment guarantees that the president and vice president will be from the same?
The Twelfth Amendment under the current party system guarantees that the president and vice president will be from the same party.
Who becomes president of the us if the vice president dies?
There is no succession to the office of Vice President. If the position becomes vacant, as by succession of the VP to the Presidency, or his death or resignation, the 25th Amendment provides that a new Vice President will be nominated by the current President, and confirmed by both houses of Congress.Two Vice Presidents have been chosen under the amendment: Gerald Ford in 1973 and Nelson Rockefeller in 1974.(If some tragic event would kill both the President and Vice President, then the Speaker of the House would become president.)
What is the plan called that name the order of people who become president if something happens to the current president?
The United States presidential line of succession
Which amendment provides for the appointment of an acting president?
The line of succession is mentioned three times in the Constitution.1.) Article II, Section 1: Makes the Vice President first in the line of succession and allows Congress to provide by law for cases in which neither the President or Vice President can serve. With the current law being the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.2.) Section 3 of the 20th Amendment: Provides that if the President Elect should die before the start of his term, the Vice President Elect becomes President come Inauguration Day for the full term for which the President was elected. Also allows Congress to provide by law for cases in which neither the President Elect or the Vice President Elect are able to serve.3.) 25th Amendment: Ratified in 1967, it provides that the Vice President is the direct successor of the President. It provides for situations where the President should become temporarily disabled such as the President undergoing a surgical procedure or is deemed mentally unstable. It also states that when the Vice President assumes the office of the President, the Vice President vacancy be filled by the President and confirmed by Congress. (Previously, the office of the Vice President would have remained vacant until the next presidential election.)
Was the line of succession to the US Presidency defined in 1865 by the 25th Amendment soon after President Lincoln was assassinated?
No. The current presidential succession act was passed in 1947. It replaced the act of 1886. The 25th amendment was ratified in 1967. However, the Lincoln assassination and subsequent impeachment of Andrew Johnson led to moving the Senate Pro tempore off the list in 1886 and farther down the list in 1947 since in 1865 the pro tempore was next in line and the pro temp in 1865 voted to make himself President by removing Johnson.
Who would be President of the United States should the current President die?
VPThe vice president.AnswerThe succession of the president of the United States is defined by the 25th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (and subsequent modifications)In short, it provides that the president be succeed in the following order:Vice PresidentSpeaker of the House of RepresentativesPresident Pro Tempore of the SenateMembers of the cabinet, by seniority of the cabinet seat (that is, according to which cabinet department was created first). Currently, this starts with the Secretary of State.However, the Presidential Succession Act itself is probably unconstitutional, based on the inclusion of #2 and #3 in the succession, as the Constitution requires that the President be an "Officer" of the state, which excludes those elected representatives. See the following link for more discussion.The Vice President would take over.
The 25th amendment to the constitution was passed in 1967 so that?
there would be a way to choose a new Vice President if the current one became President
Who becomes president of the US if the vice president or president should die?
Yes! The Vice President, the the Speaker of the House. This is the current line of succession: http://www.patriotstoolbox.org/america/presidentiallineofsuccession.htm
How is the order of succession to the presidency determined?
Vice PresidentSpeaker of the HousePresident Pro Tempore of the SenateSecretary of StateSecretary of the TreasurySecretary of DefenseAttorney GeneralSecretary of the InteriorSecretary of AgricultureSecretary of CommerceSecretary of LaborSecretary of Health and Human ServicesSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary of TransportationSecretary of EnergySecretary of EducationSecretary of Veterans AffairsSecretary of Homeland SecurityNote that that if the vice-president becomes president or otherwise vacates his office, a new vice-president would be chosen as soon as possible. This list would be used only if both the president and vice-president died within a very short time period. Note also that if the holder of one these offices is not qualified to be president, then he will be skipped over in the list.This list is according to congressional guidelines passed in 1947,The Constitution sets forth the guidelines for presidential succession. In the event that the president dies or is removed from office, the vice president takes the oath of office and becomes the new president. He or she then appoints a new vice president, subject to congressional approval.The Constitution gives Congress the right to decide the order of presidential succession in the event that both the elected president and vice president die or are removed from office.The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1967, provides for procedures to fill vacancies in the Vice Presidency; and further clarifies presidential succession rules.However, the 25th Amendment does omit some critical information concerning presidential succession.There are two different concepts here: a person holding the Executive Office of the President of the United States (the actual president), and a person who is an Acting President (allocated presidential powers). Normally, these are the same person. However, there are a number of common cases where a different person occupies each role. This has important ramifications for the presidential succession. Also, note that any person who may potentially become Acting President must qualify for the presidency (i.e. be a natural born citizen, et al), otherwise, they can never be a temporary president. If such a person holds one of the offices on the succession list, they are passed over to the next person should the need arise.The 25th Amendment only somewhat improves the succession process; it does make clear that the vice president is to assume the office of the president (i.e. become the holder of the office of the president) should the current president die or resign. Article II, Clause 6 of the Constitution was not completely clear if the vice president merely became a temporary president, or actually assume the position of President.The 25th Amendment also provides for a method by which the vice president plus a majority of the Cabinet can temporarily force the president to step aside. In this case, the president retains the office of the president, but the powers of the presidency fall to the vice president, who is now the Acting President. The 25th Amendment also indicates how the president can contest this temporary removal, and possibly regain the powers of the presidency (at which time, the vice president is stripped of his/her allocated powers).The rest of the succession is set by federal law, and is not mentioned by the Constitution (or any Amendment). This law is the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which attempts to define a complete succession. This law is what states that the succession goes to the Speaker of the House, then the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, then through the Cabinet. However, there are significant ambiguities as to whether the person that now holds the office of the president, or is merely the acting president (while legalistic, this does have some impact on actual law) - most interpretations are they are merely acting president.In addition, none of the documents deal with the all-too-common problems of immediate temporary succession. The 25th Amendment requires a majority of the Cabinet (the principle executive officers of the US) to agree to allow the V.P. to take over should the President still be alive. The Presidential Succession Act mentions "inability" as one qualifier to allow for succession to take place, but that has never been defined:The president is seriously injured, but still aliveThe president is unconscious, but aliveThe president cannot be reached, but is assumed to still be aliveThe president is taken hostageThe president is presumed dead, but there is still the possibility he is aliveThere is not a current majority of the Cabinet available (either enough of them have died, or they cannot be contacted effectively)The president is dead (or alive, but not functioning), and the vice president is unavailable in any way.There is no vice president and the president goes insane (or, suffers a mental breakdown, mental illness, etc.)In all of these cases, there is no functioning Acting President - the current holder of the office of the president has not relinquished it, and no law allows for a quick (temporary) assumption by someone else.These problems are serious. For, with no one as Acting President, the military chain of command has no leader, no legislation can be passed, and other severe consequences.A common example is an attempted Presidential Assassination. For instance: when President Reagan was shot by John Hinckley in 1981, Reagan was immediately rushed to the hospital, unconscious. In the mean time, it took quite a number of hours before Vice President George H.W. Bush (who was flying back to Washington, D.C. on Air Force Two) was able to assemble enough of the Cabinet to allow him to assume the powers of Acting President. Given that this was in the depth of the Cold War, the United States was without a leader for 6-10 hours.The fundamental issue is that there is no current method for allowing the next person in the succession to immediately take over unless the one ahead of them is dead. The rest of the succession policies take considerable time, during which no one has the authority of Acting President.
Who would become the president if Condoleezza Rice died if she was the president?
If she were already President, then her Vice President would become president. If you are asking who is next in the line of succession following the Secretary of State, see below: Following the normal line of succession (adopted by Congress in 1947) and assuming that the office positions were vacated due to death during a current presidential term, the succession to the oval office would be: # President # Vice President # Speaker of the House # President Pro-Tempore of the Senate # Secretary of State # Secretary of the Treasury # Secretary of Defense # Attorney General If the line of succession indeed got to the Secretary of State, and that person became incapacitated and could no longer serve as President, then the next inline would be the Secretary of the Treasury - assuming that a Vice President had not yet been appointed. If a new VP had been appointed, then the VP would become President. See the link below for the current list for the office terms of 2004 - 2008:
When does the current President Bush leave the white house?
By noon on January 20, 2009 mandated by the Twentieth Amendment (1933).
