Chapter 13 Section 2 Objective: To understand the process of Presidential succession

A. The Constitution and Succession 1. If a President dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Vice President succeeds to the office. 2.After the Vice President, the order of succession is Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, and the other 14 cabinet members in order of establishment

B. Presidential Disability 1. If the President is disabled, the Vice President may temporarily assume the duties of the office. 2. The President may resume his duties by informing Congress that no inability exists. 3. The Cabinet and the Vice President may challenge the President’s resumption of power.

C. The Vice Presidency 1. The Constitutional duties of the Vice President are to preside over the Senate, help decide the question of Presidential disability, and to assume the Presidency if a vacancy is created. 2. The office of the Vice President has been treated as an unimportant one…for most of its history.

D. The Importance of the Office 1. The Vice President must be ready to assume the Presidency at a moments notice. 2. If the office of VP is vacated, the President must nominate a new VP, the nomination must be confirmed by a majority of both houses of Congress.

DID YOU KNOW? Which Presidents failed to serve out their term? WHH, ZT, AL, JG, WM, WGH, FDR,JFK, RN Who succeeded to the office? JT, MF, AJ, CAA, TR, CC, HST,LBJ, GF President GWB is what number president? 41, 43, 48, 50 or 51