Why does vice president take oath first?

Answer 1

Its simple Showbiz. Just like the Oscars (tm)

You announce the runners up, then the winner and then do a flurry of congratulations and speeches and ceremonial stuff.

Wrong^^^

actually the reason is that if something were to happen to the president the vice president would be in position to take over. No that's not it. It really doesn't matter whether they're sworn in or not, once they're selected by the electoral college, THEY'RE IN. The VP is sworn in before the Prez because on tradition and want for "importance" of the VP position. The VP is President of the senate, and the VP used to be sworn in in the senate. This was done before the last day that the senate met, with both the incoming and outgoing senators present. This just happened to be before MARCH, which is when the Pres and VP took office in the "Old" days. This has changed to January now. Well, a few decades they decided to do it in conjunction with the Presidential Inaguration and just did it first out of tradition. It has nothing to do with succession, that's already spelled out very clearly.

Answer 2

This tradition began on Jan 20th, 1937 when President Roosevelt was being sworn into office. It was the First time the vice president-elect was inaugurated outdoors on the same platform with the president-elect, and also the first time the oath of the VP elect was given immediately before the oath of the President.

Before then, the vice presidential oath was administered in the Senate.

The reason the VP is sworn in first is to protect the "line of succession." Should the President not be sworn in for some reason, the new Vice President would act as President, because the terms of the outgoing President and Vice President have expired.

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, the Senate president pro tempore was next in line after the vice president to succeed to the presidency, followed by the Speaker of the House.

In 1886, however, Congress changed the order of presidential succession, replacing the president pro tempore and the Speaker with the cabinet officers. Proponents of this change argued that the congressional leaders lacked executive experience, and none had served as president, while six former secretaries of state had later been elected to that office.

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established.

Prior to the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, there was no provision for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. When a president died in office, the vice president succeeded him, and the vice presidency then remained vacant. The first vice president to take office under the new procedure was Gerald Ford, who was nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, and confirmed by Congress the following December 6. (Ford would become President when Nixon resigned in 1974.)

Answer 3

In the US, the Vice President is sworn in first. This only became a tradition in 1937, the Vice President having previously taken an oath of office in the Senate (of which the Vice President is constitutionally the President).

Answer 4

The vice president is always sworn in before the president because during the term if something happens to the president then the vice president is the one who takes over the country and keeps it running.

Answer 5

vice president because if the president is shot he is president

Answer 6

Yes. The Vice-President is sworn in first so he can start the limosine if it's cold.

Answer 7

The vice president is sworn in 10 minutes prior.

Answer 8

because if the president dies the vice presidnt will be in line to take over

Answer 9

the old guy