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US Vice Presidents

The Vice President of the United States is second on line for presidency. In case of a presidential death, resignation, or dismissal, the Vice President would become president. He also has other duties, as laid out by the Constitution.

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What were some bad things Aaron Burr did?

Well if he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel even though duels settled a lot back then and thought john Adams and thomas Jefferson were both evil then probably yes.

What is an advantage for vice presidents who want to run for president?

Type your answer here... A.They know government and world leaders.B.They have experience.C.The voters already know them.

Who is President of the Senate in the US?

The Vice President of the US.
The President of the Senate is the Vice President of the United States. This is currently Joseph R. Biden.

Three reasons why vice presidents have gone on to become presidents?

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.

Did Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton?

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were political and personal enemies. This was very well known to most of the public at large. They disliked each other's philosophy on the new US government and disliked each other personally. They each considered one another to be traitors to the causes fought for in the Revolutionary War.

Hamilton expressed many of his personal feelings against Burr in private correspondence to his friends. Eventually, one of these letters was made public and Burr took great offense to it. He demanded that Hamilton retract the statements, even though Hamilton himself had never made the public. They were intended to be kept private. Hamilton refused to take any action. Burr continued to demand that Hamilton take back his slanderous statements, but Hamilton would not, so Burr challenged him to a duel.

Hamilton had his choice of weapons, so he chose a special pair of dueling pistols of his own. The story gets murky here and it is not as simple as Burr being the bad guy and Hamilton being the good guy.

Everyone knows the story about Hamilton firing his pistol in the air, then Burr shooting to kill; but it might not be a simple as that. Hamilton's assistant, or "second", later testified that Hamilton had said that he would not shoot to hit Burr. The pistol that Hamilton used had a hair trigger, so it has been postulated that Hamilton's shot into the air was really the result of too much pressure on the trigger causing it to discharge early into the sky.

In any event, after Hamilton had fired, Burr now had a free shot and all the time he wanted to aim. Burr's shot hit Hamilton in the ribcage and deflected into his body, damaging several organs. He was rowed back across the Hudson but bled to death after getting back to his home.

Burr later testified that he never meant to kill Hamilton, just to wound him. In many duels it was common for a person in Burr's situation to shoot at the hip or leg of the other person, not to outright kill the other duelist. His testimony was that he did aim at Hamilton's hip and not his body. The pistols of that day were not very accurate. Although Burr may have aimed at Hamilton's hip, his shot hit him in the torso. Actually, the shot could just as easily missed completely. So, according to Burr, he never intended to kill Hamilton.

The popular story we know is a simple Burr killed Hamilton. But there is much doubt that it really was that simple.
Burr blames Hamilton for his loss in Gov. Race in NY.

Who was President when Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr?

Thomas Jefferson was President when his Vice-President, Aaron Burr, shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton didn't die during the duel, but succumbed to his injuries the next day.

Who did Aaron Burr have a duel with on July 11 1804?

Alexander hamilton

he killed him in a duel Alexander shot in the air and aaron burr killed to a shot in the chest. since Alexander shot in the air it was counted as a murder

Did James Madisons vice president both die in office?

George Clinton , Madison's first VP died in office in 1812 as did his secon-term VP

Elbridge Thomas Gerry in 1814 died of heart failure .

Rufus King, who was Pierce's running mate, died of TB after being in office about a month. He was too sick to travel to Washington before he died.

Thomas Hendricks , Cleveland first-term vice-president , died of a stroke in 1885 after about 9 months in office.

Garret Hobart, McKinley's first vice-president died in 1899. His death opened the way for Theodore Roosevelt to run with McKinley in 1900.

James Schoolcraft Sherman died of Bright's disease in 1912 while running for a second term with President Taft.

How many Vice Presidents have taken over the office of president?

Fourteen vice presidents have taken over the office of the president. They are...

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

Martin Van Buren

John Tyler

Millard Fillmore

Andrew Johnson

Chester Alan Arthur

Theodore Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

Harry S Truman

Ricard Milhous Nixon

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Gerald Rudolph Ford

George Herbert Walker Bush

Who was the US vice President 1957?

There was no U.S. Vice President in 1947. Harry S. Truman was Franklin D. Roosevelt's Vice President, and Truman took the office of the President when FDR died in 1945. That left the office of Vice President vacant until the election of 1948.
This can't be true. There is a protocol for appointing a vice president in every administration. Not sure of the method then. Roosevelt was only about a month or two into his 4th term, that means no VPfor 4 yrs? I don't think so!

Who was the vice president of the US in 1954?

Richard Nixon was the Vice President under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961.
Richard Nixon was Vice President under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953-1961

Who is the vice president in 2008?

This depends on the country. See related questions.

In the US, it was Dick Cheney, then Joe Biden since 2009 January 20.

What 3 vice presidents signed the declaration of independence?

The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, written to declare independence from Britain, was John Hancock. DID YOU KNOW...? People now call a persons signature their John Hancock because, when Hancock signed the document, he wrote it so big "so that the king can read it without aid of spectacles".
John Hancock is generally regarded as the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Steven Harper

What did Theodore Roosevelt do as vice president?

leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement. He became the youngest President in United States history at the age of 42. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier. Roosevelt is most famous for his personality: his energy, his vast range of interests and achievements, his model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" persona. His last name, often mispronounced, is, per Roosevelt, "pronounced as if it were spelled 'Rosavelt.' That is in three syllables. The first syllable as if it was 'Rose.'"[2][3][4] As Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, he prepared for and advocated war with Spain in 1898. He organized and helped command the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the Rough Riders, during the Spanish-American War. Returning to New York as a war hero, he was elected Republican governor in 1899. He was a professional historian, a lawyer, a naturalist and explorer of the Amazon Basin; his 35 books include works on outdoor life, natural history, the American frontier, political history, naval history, and his autobiography.[5] In 1901, as Vice President, Roosevelt succeeded President William McKinley after McKinley's assassination. He is the youngest person ever to become President (John F. Kennedy is the youngest elected President). Roosevelt was a Progressive reformer who sought to move the dominant Republican Party into the Progressive camp. He distrusted wealthy businessmen and dissolved 40 monopolistic corporations as a "trust buster". He was clear, however, to show that he did not disagree with trusts and capitalism in principle but was only against their corrupt, illegal practices. His "Square Deal" promised a fair shake for both the average citizen (through regulation of railroad rates and pure food and drugs) and the businessmen. As an outdoorsman, he promoted the conservation movement, emphasizing efficient use of natural resources. After 1906 he attacked big business and suggested the courts were biased against labor unions. In 1910, he broke with his friend and anointed successor William Howard Taft, but lost the Republican nomination to Taft and ran in the 1912 election on his own one-time Bull Moose ticket. Roosevelt lost but pulled so many Progressives out of the Republican Party that Democrat Woodrow Wilson won in 1912, and the conservative faction took control of the Republican Party for the next two decades. Roosevelt understood the strategic significance of the Panama Canal, and negotiated for the U.S. to take control of its construction in 1904; he felt that the Canal's completion was his most important and historically significant international achievement. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize, winning its Peace Prize in 1906, for negotiating the peace in the Russo-Japanese War. Historian Thomas Bailey, who disagreed with Roosevelt's policies, nevertheless concluded, "Roosevelt was a great personality, a great activist, a great preacher of the moralities, a great controversialist, a great showman. He dominated his era as he dominated conversations....the masses loved him; he proved to be a great popular idol and a great vote getter."[6] His image stands alongside Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln on Mount Rushmore. Surveys of scholars have consistently ranked him from #3 to #7 on the list of greatest American presidents

Who was the first president to serve 2 terms?

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only President who served more than two terms. He was elected to four terms but died early in the fourth. He served from March 4 ,1933 until his death on August 12, 1945

What happened to Aaron Burr after he killed Alex Hamilton?

Contrary to popular belief, Aaron Burr did not flee after shooting Alexander Hamilton. He went to his daughter's house in South Carolina for awhile, then returned to Washington to serve out the remainder of his term as Vice-President. His political career was ruined by the incident.

Burr was charged with murder in both New York and New Jersey, but never prosecuted.

Why was Aaron Burr mad at Alexander Hamilton?

Alexander Hamilton hated Aaron Burr because he thought that Burr was devoid of any basic moral principles. In the 1700s the common term for people like that was an "intriguer", and that's exactly what Hamilton thought of Burr. Hamilton was looking out for the whole government, he thought, but Burr was looking out for Burr. Aaron Burr was willing to do whatever it took if the end result ended up advantageous for him. This infuriated Hamilton, who had taken so much libel from the Republican newspapers. As Hamilton wrote in 1800, he could stand someone like Jefferson, who just had the "wrong" moral principles. But Burr had none at all.

However, Burr hated Hamilton because he viewed Hamilton as the sole detriment to the rise of his career. Hamilton had first prevented him from the presidency in the convoluted, messy election of 1800. The other Federalists tried to get Burr president, but Hamilton (the Federalist leader) campaigned mercilessly against it, using every speck of influence he had. And Hamilton hadn't stopped there. In the race for New York governor Hamilton had intervened again and it hadn't ended up advantageous for Burr.

And so Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel. But he made the mistake of actually killing Hamilton (and if Hamilton hadn't died he surely would have been crippled, but that's another story), which ruined his reputation for pretty much all of time. In death Hamilton had done what he had tried so hard to do in life.

Are there any vice presidents from Louisiana?

There has been no President born in Louisiana. OTOH, Zachary Taylor was a Louisiana resident, though born in Virginia.

Who is a former vice president of the us?

Richard Bruce (Dick) Cheney was the Vice President of the US before Vice President Joe Biden.

Why did some presidents not have vice presidents?

Until 1967 when the 25th amendment was added to the Constitution, a vacancy in the office of vice-president was not filled until the next presidential election.

Consequently, if the president died and the vice president became president or the vice-president died in office, there was no vice-president until the next presidential election. Those presidents, such as Tyler, Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Arthur , who were never elected as president, therefore never had a vice-president.

Who takes the vice president's place if he is no longer able to serve?

Either the president elects a new vice-president or the Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes vice-president

What are the qualifications to serve as President?

The requirements vary with the different presidencies. You need to specify what country, college or organization your are interested in.

For the president of the United States ,

  1. You must be 35 years old or older
  2. You must be born a US citizen
  3. You must have been a permanent resident for at least 14 years.

and you must be legally elected or legally succeed to a vacancy in the office of president.