The Presidential Succession Act of 1947. This gives clear order to who would become president if the President and Vice President where to die or be incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of president.
I think it may be the President pro tempore, as he is third in line if the President and the Vice President are killed or incapacitated.
The vice-president becomes President if the president can not function.
Sections 3 and 4 of the 25th amendment fill the disability gap, and in detail. The vice president is to become Acting President if 1) the president informs congress in writing, "that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office," or 2) the vice president and a majority of members of the cabinet inform congress, in writing, that the president is so incapacitated.
If the president dies or is incapacitated to perform his responsibilities, or he is impeached, then the vice president would take over.
The President is still the President if he or she is out of the country - it's only when he or she is INCAPACITATED that the Vice-President becomes (acting) President.
President of the Senate and to be ready to serve as president in the event that the president becomes incapacitated or dies.
The Sec. of State is next in line.
It determined the order of succession.
The vice-president becomes President if the President becomes incapacitated. However, the Veep does not have any presidential powers. No one is officially second in command to the President. Sometimes various members of the White House staff make decisions for the president with or without his permission.
Gerald Ford
When a president is incapacitated and unable to do their job, typically the vice-president becomes the persident until such time as either the term expires or another election is completed for a replacement.
Three times. First time if the president dies or becomes incapacitated that he cannot perform the duties of the Office. The Second and Third times are after winning the national presidential election.
The Presidential Succession Act of 1947. This gives clear order to who would become president if the President and Vice President where to die or be incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of president.
When the current president dies. Also if the current president resigns from office. Also if the president is impeachedAdded: . . . or becomes too ill or incapacitated to carry out his duties,
The Vice President of the United States has only two designated functions. He (or she) presides over sessions of the US Senate. And he (or she) becomes president or fills in temporarily if the President is killed or incapacitated. Beyond that, the Vice President does whatever the President wants, as long as it is legal.
Affect a coup d'etat, and/or depose the president, or have the president incapacitated/assassinated.