Aaron Burr was indicted for murder after he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Burr fled to the West to escape prosecution. (Eventually the charges were dropped.)
Chat with our AI personalities
Raymond Burr
They can't but, if the president could fire the vice president, this could mean that the person who is the vice president was not the person citizens voted for in the presidential elections. First, that could cause anger amongst people who would feel cheated/betrayed. Secondly, the president could carefully select who they wanted to be vice president so that the vice president agrees with everything the president says, giving more power to the president (turning the vice president into a 'puppet leader').
* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president* President * Vice-president
Vice President
The vice president is selected by the canidates and if they win the vice president they chose becomes vice president.