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Yes! The Vice President, the the Speaker of the House. This is the current line of succession:

http://www.patriotstoolbox.org/america/presidentiallineofsuccession.htm

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Under the US Constitution who becomes president of the us if the president should die?

the vice president


When did it become law the the speaker of the house becomes president if both the president and vice president die?

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947. This gives clear order to who would become president if the President and Vice President where to die or be incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of president.


Who takes over as President if both the President AND the Vice President die?

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, currently Nancy Pelosi


Has any secretary of state become president due to the loss of both the president and vice president?

No. It is quite unlikely that this would ever happen. When the Vice President becomes President, a new Vice President is selected and becomes next in line. Only if the new President were to die before a new Vice President was selected would the Speaker of the House become President. Then a new Vice President and a new Speaker would be selected and they would both be ahead of the President Pro Tempore in the order of ascendence. The Secretary of State would become President only if the President, Vice President, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore all died at essentially the same time.


What happens if the vice president becomes president and dies who will be president?

The President appoints a new VP with Congress's approval. If the President and VP were to both die or leave office suddenly, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes president and a new VP is appointed. The order of presidential succession goes: President VP Speaker of the House President Pro-tempore of the Senate Cabinet (by order of when the positions were established)