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He doesn't work in the White House. Congress tries to separate them so if there is an assassination only one of them gets it.
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What was the purpose of the twenty fifth amendment?
if the president dies or leaves office, the vice president becomes president. Then the new president then chooses another vice president. Both the senate ant the house of representatives must approve of the choice. it also gives the vice president a role in determining whether a president is able to go back to work(Clarify the presidential line of succession.)
How does the 25th amendment work?
The 25th amendment to the Constitution refers to what happens if a President dies or resigns from office. It says that the Vice President takes over for the President if he is unable to do his duties.
For what reasons is the vice presidency so lightly regarded?
The Vice President's entire role is: 1) become President if the President dies, 2) preside over the Senate, 3) cast a tie-braking vote in the Senate. 4) help out with whatever the President lets him do. Presidents don't die in office very often, so role #1 is not very important. In practice, the Senate is actually run by the Majority Leader instead of the Vice President, so role #2 is a mere formality and not at all important. Most important Senate work is crafting legislation and voting in committees instead of voting on the Senate floor, and even then, the Vice President cannot vote to end a filibuster, which is realistically the only way to get something through the Senate anyway. Most of the Vice President's power comes from role #4. In other words, the Vice President's power is almost entirely dependent on the whim of the President.
Which of these men became president when Abraham Lincoln died in office?
Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, took office upon the death of Lincoln.Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. He was president from 1865-1869.Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson became president after Lincoln's' death.Andrew Johnson.Andrew Johnson was sworn into office after the death of Abraham Lincoln.Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson, the vice-president, became president upon the death of Lincoln.His Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a War Democrat that Lincoln included on his National Union ticket after the Radical Republicans nominated John C. Frémont instead.Vice-president Andrew Johnson became the President .Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the Presidency after Lincolns' assassinationVice president Andrew Johnson took over in 1865 when President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 (also Good Friday).-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_assassination-Andrew Johnson, the VP, took office upon Lincoln's death.Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson.When President Lincoln died as a result of being shot, Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as President. Prior to this, he had been an alderman, mayor, member of Tennessee Legislature, member of US House of Representatives, Governor of Tennessee, member of US Senate and Vice-President. He served only one term as President, 1865-1869.Vice President Andrew Johnson.Andrew Johnson was sworn in after Lincolns death.Andrew Johnson
Why do you think presidents in recent years have given vice presidents more responsibilities?
In recent years, the President has been more instrumental in choosing the vice-president. In most cases, he picks someone he can work with and whom he trusts. Therefore, he is williing to assign him important missions. Also, the workload on the President has increased - he has more need to have someone he trusts to perform some the duties that Presidents used to do themselves.
