The Speaker of the US House of Representatives (currently John Boehner) is the immediate successor to the Veep.
After the Speaker in order follow the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veterens Affairs, Secretary of Homeland Security. (The cabinet officers are ranked by the order in which their departments were created.) If the person holding any of the positions is not legally eligible to be President, he is skipped over.
Please understand that this order would only apply in some almost unthinkable emergency that created a large number of vacancies at the same time. In most cases, a vacancy in the vice-presidency would be quickly filled by presidential appointment and confirmation by Congress.
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The Presidential Succession Act outlines the order of succession to the presidency of the United States. The first three individuals in this line of succession are the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the Senate. If the Vice President is unable to serve, the Speaker of the House is next, followed by the President pro tempore. This order ensures continuity of leadership in the event of a vacancy in the presidency.
If a president is impeached and removed from office, the vice president ascends to the presidency. This is outlined in the U.S. Constitution. If both the president and vice president are unable to serve, the next in the line of succession is the Speaker of the House.
The first cabinet officer in line for the presidency is the Secretary of state, who is behind the vice-president, the Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate.
The order of the Presidency is President followed by Vice President. Next in line to the presidency is the Speaker of the House.
The order of succession for the presidency according to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 is as follows: Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President pro tempore of the Senate, and then the Cabinet members in the order of their department's establishment.
Vice- President is the first in the line of succession for the presidency. Indeed such is the primary purpose for the office of vice-president.
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The Speaker Of The House
The 25th Amendment to the US constitutionestablishesguidelinesfor succession of the office of the president.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is next in line for the presidency following the vice president.
After the Vice President.
The succerssor to the president would be the Vice President. Below that are the other stages of government.
Nobody but the vice-president can hold the job of the presidency temporarly. The Speaker of the House would be sworn in as President if the presidency and vice-presidency were vacated at the same time. He would then nominate a new vice-president.
(4) The Secretary of State follows the (3) President Pro Tempore of the Senate who is before the (2) Speaker of the House. The (1) vice-president is first in line, of course
People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.
People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.