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∙ 7y agoIf a new president is required(1) The vice-president takes the oath and becomes President
(2) He nominates someone to be the new vice-president
(3) That person is either confirmed by both houses of Congress or else the president must name another nominee for vice-president.
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∙ 7y agoYes. According to Article II, Section 1:"In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President."This has specifically been spelled out and more completely defined in the 20th and (especially) 25th Amendments.
The Vice President is the first person in the presidential line of succession, upon the death or removal of the president.
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The 25th Amendment,section 2 deals with this situation.
Reasons why the President can not perform his duties. 1. He is dead 2. He is very sick, either physically or mentally -- there are a huge number of illnesses that could make him very sick.
These duties are found in the US Constitution.Specifically:Article I, Section 3"The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided."Amendment 25, Section 1"In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice Presidentshall become President."
The U.S. Constitution is completely silent regarding the First Lady.According to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Vice President...... is President of the Senate but can vote only when there is a tie (Article I, Section 3, Clause 4).... becomes President in the event of the death, resignation or removal from office of the President (Amendment XXV, Section 1).... acts as President during the temporary inability of the President to perform his/her duties (Amendment XXV, Section 3).
There are not any duties of the President that are shared by the Vice President and the President can not perform any of the Vice President's two duties.
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The U. S. Attorney General becomes President when the President can no longer carry out his/her duties due to death, resignation, removal from office, etc., the Vice President also has died, resigned, etc., and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Secretary of State, the Treasury Secretary and the Defense Secretary are all unable, unwilling, or not qualified to assume the presidency.
The 25th amendment provides for succession in the event a president dies, is unable to fulfill his duties due to a physical or mental disability.
The duties the president perform as chief executive are to decide how laws of the United states are to be enforced and choose officials and advisors to help run the Executive Branch.
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The 25th Amendment
A vice president may act as president if the president is unable to fulfill their duties due to death, resignation, removal from office, or temporary incapacity. This provision is outlined in the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The vice president then assumes the role and powers of the president until the president is able to resume their duties or until the end of the current term.
The 25th Amendment
Yes. According to Article II, Section 1:"In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President."This has specifically been spelled out and more completely defined in the 20th and (especially) 25th Amendments.