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Why were the founding fathers cautious about adding a vice president?
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∙ 13y ago
The purpose of the vice-president is have a seamless transition if something happens to the president. The alternative of having a special election would create a period in which nobody was running the government.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe founding fathers were afraid of adding a vice president because the fear was that the vice president would kill the president to take his/her place.It makes sense.
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