Painless American Government by Jeffrey Strausser

Author:Jeffrey Strausser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
Published: 2023-05-26T00:00:00+00:00

The Vice President

Under the Constitution, the vice president serves as the president of the Senate (but voting only to break ties) and succeeds the president in the event of death, resignation, or inability to serve, such as a stroke or significant illness. Consequently, many people refer to the vice president as “being a heartbeat away from the presidency.” Indeed, nine vice presidents have had to assume the presidency:

John Tyler replaced William Harrison, who died of pneumonia after serving just one month.

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