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The 44th US Vice President, Dan Quayle (J. Danforth Quayle) was famously unable to spell the word "potato" while appearing at a school spelling bee in 1992. Quayle relied on an erroneous flash card prepared by his staff, and prompted a confused sixth-grader to spell the word "potatoe." (In one interview afterward, the student referred to Quayle as "an idiot.")
Quayle was Vice President under the 41st President, George H.W. Bush, from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993. During the Bush and Quayle reelection campaign in 1992, the eventual winning vice presidential candidate, Al Gore, had made a similar gaffe by referring to a "leopard that had changed its stripes."
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Did Dan Quayle misspell tomato in a spelling bee while he was vice president?
No it was potato, which he spelled "potatoe."
What happens if the President dies or is disabled?
If the President dies (or is permanently incapacitated), the Vice President succeeds to the Presidency for the remainder of the President's term. If there is sufficient time involved, a new Vice President will be nominated to serve the Vice President's term. If the President is alive but temporarily incapacitated, there is a complicated procedure for allowing the Vice President to act as Acting President temporarily, as spelled out in the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution. The amendment considers the cases where the President voluntarily yields his powers or when he does not, as well as the process of returning the powers to the President if he recovers.
What is the president's position within the executive branch?
* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president
Who is the second ranking member of the executive branch?
Vice President
How is the vice-president elected?
The vice president is selected by the canidates and if they win the vice president they chose becomes vice president.
Did Dan Quayle misspell tomato in a spelling bee while he was vice president?
No it was potato, which he spelled "potatoe."
Which political person spelled potatoes wrong at a elementary school?
Dick Cheney, George Bush's vice president.
Which vice president could not spell potato?
Dan Quayle, vice president under George Herbert Walker Bush, was infamous for this misspelling.
Which Vice President famously did the mashed potato?
Dan quayle. or J. danforth quayle
Who was the presidential candidate who misspelled potato?
The individual was the Vice-President not a candidate. It was Dan Quayle.
Who elects the vice president?
Candidates for president and vice-president run as a team- they are elected as a team by the voters through an indirect process spelled out in the US Constitution. A body known as the electoral college officially elects the president and vice-president but the voters choose the electors based on the candidates they promise to vote for.
What a result of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution?
The president and vice president ran together in elections.
What happens if the President dies or is disabled?
If the President dies (or is permanently incapacitated), the Vice President succeeds to the Presidency for the remainder of the President's term. If there is sufficient time involved, a new Vice President will be nominated to serve the Vice President's term. If the President is alive but temporarily incapacitated, there is a complicated procedure for allowing the Vice President to act as Acting President temporarily, as spelled out in the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution. The amendment considers the cases where the President voluntarily yields his powers or when he does not, as well as the process of returning the powers to the President if he recovers.
What is the president's position within the executive branch?
* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president
What amendment established the order of succesion to the presidency and spelled out what happens when when the vice president becomes vacant?
25 amendment
The president may decide to resume duties after an illness by informing congress that no inability exists but that decision can be changed by whom?
the vice president and a majority of the cabinet. Whoever posted the last answer, made me get it wrong!
Who is the second ranking member of the executive branch?
Vice President
