Name ___________________________ Class _____________________ Date _______
CHAPTER
13
S
2
READING COMPREHENSION
Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency 3
ECTION
1. Briefly explain how each of the following provides for presidential succession:
a. the original provisions of the Constitution ______________________________
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b. the 25th Amendment _________________________________________________
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c. the Presidential Succession Act of 1947__________________________________
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2. How does the 25th Amendment provide for situations in which the President
is disabled?
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3. List the two formal duties that the Constitution assigns to the Vice President:
a. ____________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________
4. Why can the position of the Vice President be considered both very important
and very unimportant?
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5. What does it mean to “balance the ticket”?
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6. How has the vice presidency changed in recent years?
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7. What is the procedure for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency?
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