The leader of the House of Representatives
The Speaker would replace the President if there were no vice-president.
Speaker of a 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.
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.
the speaker of the house of representatives
He/she isn’t second, but third.
Vice president, Speaker of the House of Representative and President pro tempore of the Senate
After the Speaker of the House, the next in the presidential succession order is the President pro tempore of the Senate. Following the President pro tempore, the line of succession continues with the members of the President's Cabinet, starting with the Secretary of State. This order is established by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.
He is third in line, just behind the Speaker of the House.
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.
the speaker of the house
They are vice president, speaker of house and president pro tempore of senate.