Executive-Vice president Flashcards
What are the roles of the vice president?
Presiding officer of the senete
Announcing electoral collage vote
First in line of succession
Acting president
Role- presiding office of the senete, what is this? example
Ability to make the deciding vote if senete is in deadlock
Cheney voted to protect bushes $1.6bn tax cut
- Since 2020 senate election, 50/50 divide between democrate and republican as it’s more partisan
Kamala harris- presiding officer of the senete?
Become more involved
Was the deciding vote for 2 of Bidens most influencing legislation e.g. American rescue loan and the inflation reduction act
- KH the most tie breaking vote in first year of the presidency (15)
KH most tie breaker in single days 4
KH most tie breaking vote by a VP (31)
Kamala Harris- American rescue plan?
Covid 19 stimulus
Package of america rescue plan
1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill
Triangulation reduction act- Kamala Harris?
$891 billion in total spending
Largest investment into adressing climate change in US history
Roles- Announcing electoral collage votes? examples
The current Vp has to read the electoral collage votes
Al Gore, had to announce his own defete, first time since nixon in 1961 taht certified election of JFK
Had to reject 20 objections from 14 democratic house members who tried to contest election outcomes
-Democrats most members of congressional black caucus challenged the electoral result from
florid where the electoral outcome in doubt for 36 days after election days
-Gore ruled objections as out of order, citing absence of support for single senator which is required by law, as marched to wish of house of chamber
Roles- first in line of succession?
If president dies, resigned of us removed from office- happend 9 times
-VP succession death in office- 8x (last was JFK in 1964
Resignation- 1x nixon 1974
-Overall 15 VP gone on to be president
G H Bush and Nixon (VP for 8 years then went on to be elected president
Role- Acting President?
What’s invoked and Non invoked?
-25th ammendment, Chaney president whilst bush was sedated
Invoked- Kamala Harris 2022 whilst Biden had an operation first female balck president, planned
Not Invoked- George H Bush 1981, president Reagan operation on his following assassination attempt so not invoked in the 25 amendment
What is balancing the tiket?
Chosen by the presidential nominee at or before party convention need to balance the tiket
Example of balancing the tiket?
1) Kennedy (northern, liberal, catholic)
Johnson (southern, conservative, protestant)
2) Bush (state governor, no experience at Washington), Chaney (former defence secretary, chief of staff in the white house office)
3) Obama (Youth), Biden (Experienced)
What is the joint tiket?
Before 1804 the VP was the person that came 2nd in presidential election 1804 amendment created the joint tiket
What does this mean, i’m just a heartbeat away from the president?
Succeeding following in death in office (8 time)
Resignation 1
John Adam’s in this im nothing but i may be everything’
Truman- Vp to FDR, Nixon- Vp to eisenhower, LBJ- JFK, Ford- Nixon
Do VP still go onto be presidents?
Rarely since watergate only 2
George W Bush to regan
Joe Biden to Obama
Do VP still go onto be presidents?
Rarely since watergate only 2
George W Bush to regan
Joe Biden to Obama
Importance of office?
Since 1960s grown in importance
-Eisenhower delegated duties to Nixon
-Johnson chaired Kennedy commission on employment opportunity’s
-Mondale was carters key policy advisor and first Vp to occupy own office in white house and brief of daily
-humphrey’s prepared and secured support for jonson great society
-Gore was possible t the most active VP chairing a variety of commission cabinet councils and representing the president on forging visits
-Changey ‘most powerful VP in history’ ‘economicist 2001
