The U.S. Constitution has provided for the filling of mid-term vacancies in the U.S. Vice Presidency only since 1967. Since then only two people have become Vice President by appointment: Gerald R. Ford, whose nomination by President Nixon was confirmed by Congress on December 6, 1973, and Nelson A. Rockefeller, whose nomination by President Ford was confirmed on December 19, 1974.
The Speaker Of The House
The order of succession for the presidency according to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 is as follows: Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President pro tempore of the Senate, and then the Cabinet members in the order of their department's establishment.
Vice- President is the first in the line of succession for the presidency. Indeed such is the primary purpose for the office of vice-president.
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The Presidential Succession Act outlines the order of succession to the presidency of the United States. The first three individuals in this line of succession are the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the Senate. If the Vice President is unable to serve, the Speaker of the House is next, followed by the President pro tempore. This order ensures continuity of leadership in the event of a vacancy in the presidency.
The 25th Amendment to the US constitutionestablishesguidelinesfor succession of the office of the president.
After the Vice President.
People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.
People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.
The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 established the line of succession to the U.S. presidency following the Vice President. The order is: Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, and then the eligible Cabinet members in the order of their department's creation, starting with the Secretary of State. This framework ensures continuity of government in the event that both the President and Vice President are unable to serve.
The succerssor to the president would be the Vice President. Below that are the other stages of government.
United States Code Title 3 Chapter 1 Section 19