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Who is after the speaker of the house in the current order of presidential succession?
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According to the Presidential Succession act of 1947 which of these officers follows the vice president in the line of presidential succession of what house?
Speaker of a house.
Were is the speaker of the house in the presidential line of succession?
The Speaker would replace the President if there were no vice-president.
Why is the Speaker of the House the most powerful position in the House?
Because they have to be voted by the house to be the speaker. They are also 2nd in line for presidential succession, after the Vice President.
Why do you think the speaker of the house is second in line for the presidential succession?
He/she isn’t second, but third.
If the speaker of the house dies then who is the president?
The same person who was president before the speaker of the house died. In the order of presidential succession, the president pro tempore of the Senate is next after the House Speaker.
Where is the president pro tempore in the presidential line of succession?
He is third in line, just behind the Speaker of the House.
If both the president and vice president are killed while in the office who is next in the order of succession?
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession. The Speaker of the House would be the next in line of succession until a new vice president is sworn into office.
Third in power for presidency?
the speaker of the house of representatives
Where does the president pro tempore fit in the line of presidential succession?
Third in line, after vice-president and speaker of the house.
What are the first three steps of the presidential succession?
They are vice president, speaker of house and president pro tempore of senate.
What happens if the speaker of the house does not meet qualifications of the president?
I am guessing you are thinking about the presidential succession act. If anyone in the succession list is not eligible to be president, then that person is skipped past on the list . The president pro-tempore of the Senate is next after the House Speaker.
Who becomes president if both the president and the vice president are killed?
There is a presidential line of succession specified by the United States Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. If the president and vice president were to both die, the Speaker of the House of Representatives would inherit the position.
