Vice President of the United States

The second-highest executive officer of the United States, who succeeds to the presidency when it becomes vacant and serves as president of the Senate.

Presidential succession in the United States: The constitutional and statutory process for filling the U.S. presidency when its office becomes vacant or its holder cannot serve. The vice president is first in line to assume the presidency when it becomes vacant.
United States Constitution: The supreme law of the United States, establishing its federal government and defining its powers. Article II creates the vice presidency and assigns its original constitutional duties.
John Adams: The second U.S. president and the nation's first vice president, serving under George Washington. His letters and public statements reveal how early vice presidents understood the office.
President of the United States: The elected head of the U.S. executive branch and commander in chief of the armed forces. The vice president assumes this office only through succession, not by holding the vice presidency itself.
President of the United States Senate: The Senate's presiding officer, who may cast a vote when senators are equally divided. The vice president holds this Senate office and can break tie votes.
Electoral Count Act of 1887: A federal law establishing procedures for counting electoral votes in presidential elections. It addressed disputes over the vice president's role in counting electoral votes.
Thomas Jefferson: The third U.S. president, who served as vice president under John Adams. He presided over the Senate while developing rules and precedents for its proceedings.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives: The presiding officer and political leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Speaker follows the vice president in the statutory line of presidential succession.
Electoral College: The body of electors that formally chooses the president and vice president of the United States. Electors cast separate votes for president and vice president.
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution: A constitutional amendment requiring separate Electoral College ballots for president and vice president. It replaced the original system that often produced rival presidential and vice-presidential winners.

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