If the PRresident dies the Vice President is next in line. If the Vice President dies also the Secerectary of State takes over.
The Vice President
the vice president
Ever since Truman's administration The President has had the most power. So, no it is not weak.
Corazon Aquino was the president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992, becoming the first female president of the country. Aquino assumed office after the People Power Revolution that ended Ferdinand Marcos' regime.
presidency or term
The Speaker of the House is next in line to assume the power of the presidency.
Bashar al-Assad assumed the presidency of Syria in 2000. However, he did not "take it over"; rather, he inherited political power from his father, the former president.
To exercise that power in a democracy, all one needs is to be elected to the office. It is assumed that nobody without the required education will be articulate enough to secure the vote.
The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is Chuck Hagel. He assumed office on February 27, 2013. The military power of SecDef is second from the President.
The Senate in the United States has the power to impeach the president and remove him from office. The president does have to have a trial prior to impeachment.
The Senate in the United States has the power to impeach the president and remove him from office. The president does have to have a trial prior to impeachment.
The Vice President has the power to break a tie vote in the Senate. This is the only actual power he has and on occasion it has been important. His real function is to be able to seamlessly step into the Presidency if something happens to the President. It is not really a job and there is not much he needs to do to prepare since it will probably never happen, but if its does, it is tremendously important.
the president becomes isolated when his effective decision making capacity becomes blinded by the power of presidency.
The Watergate scandal served the US presidency by displaying that the executive branch of the US government was subject to review and accountability. It provided evidence that no one was above the law and that illegal conduct had consequences.