Questions tagged [vice-president]
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What are the Powers of the office of the United States Vice President?
The Constitution lists the powers of the Vice President as President of the Senate and provides him or her a tie-breaking vote. Also the Vice President is granted powers under the 25th amendment to declare the President with the consent of the…
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Can a young US Vice President follow in the line of succession?
As far as I know, the VPOTUS (Vice President of the United States) has no age limitations. With that, could a 30 year-old VPOTUS serve as president under the line of succession in the event the POTUS is killed or incapacitated?
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Indictment of a sitting vice-president
There's been a lot of discussion in the media lately about the question of whether a sitting president can be indicted.
The Constitution says that in order to be vice-president one must have the same qualifications that the Constitution requires of…
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Would Bill Clinton be allowed to serve a 3rd term as President under this scenario?
Let's say hypothetically that the following events happen:
Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2016.
Hillary chooses her husband Bill Clinton to be her running mate.
Hillary wins the 2016 election…
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To whom does the Vice President of India submit his resignation?
In India, the Vice-President shall submit his resignation to the President. But my question is:
In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall submit his resignation to____?
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Can the Vice President of the United States issue pardons while exercising the powers of the Presidency?
Can the Vice President of the United States issue pardons while exercising the powers of the Presidency under the 25th Amendment?
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Can the Vice President influence debate in the Senate?
The Vice President is President of the Senate. Now even in the extremely weak President role of the Articles of Confederation, the President was understood as having some influence over debate. In what sense does someone preside over a body if they…
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