Yes, but mabye not resign. That is the point of being vice president.
If the President dies in office, resigns his post, or is impeached and removed, the Vice President steps up to become President and complete the term.
The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1967, stipulates that if the President of the United States dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to fulfill their duties, the Vice President of the United States shall assume the powers and duties of the presidency. The amendment also specifies that if the Vice President is unable to assume the office, the President's duties will pass to the Speaker of the House.
The current vice president who assumed office after the previous president was impeached and removed from office is Gerald Ford. He became the first vice president to become president without being elected to either position.
Technically, no one. Ford was made the Vice President as per the 25th amendment to the constitution, and became the President when Nixon resigned.
The 25th amendment is still in effect, and details the succession of power should the President become incapacitated.
When the president dies, becomes ill, resigns, is removed, OR IF THEY ARE ELECTED PRESIDENT in the next election.
25th amendment
The main roles are to be the formal President of the Senate and to become President if a sitting President dies, resigns, or is removed from office by the impeachment process.
In accordance with Amendment 25 of the United States Constitution, if the vice president dies, resigns or is otherwise removed, the President of the United States nominates his or her replacement. That person assumes the position of vice president after he or she has been confirmed by a majority vote by both houses of Congress.
The 25th amendment to the Constitution did. It was ratified in 1967. It says that if the president is removed the vice president will become the president.
If the President dies in office, resigns his post, or is impeached and removed, the Vice President steps up to become President and complete the term.
The 25th amendment
The VP becomes president whenever the president dies or resigns. If the president is temporarily unable to discharge his duties, the VP can temporarily be authorized to act as president.
This was established generally in Article 2, section 1 of the US Constitution. But it was further clarified by the 25th Amendment (1967), which establishes that the Vice President becomes the President in this circumstance, not merely the Acting President as was previously interpreted by some. The Presidential Succession Acts of 1792 and 1947 also provided for the death or removal of the President or his successors.
The more common way of becoming the U.S. President is winning a U.S. Presidential Election. That is done by receiving votes for president from more than half of the 538 people appointed by the states to elect the President and the Vice President. The other way of becoming U.S. President is by being the U.S. Vice President at the time that a President dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
Amendment 25 contains this information.
The purpose of the 25th amendment to the US Constitution is to establish a line of succession from the President. This amendment determines who should become President in the event that the President is no longer able to preform his duties.