In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President ...

And what happens if that person can’t do the job? That’s where the presidential line of succession comes in. It provides a very thorough path to transfer power. See if you can put the various ...

Collins became Veterans Affairs secretary on February 5. The Veterans Affairs secretary is 17th in the presidential line of succession, which was outlined in the Presidential Succession Act of ...

They argue that the 22nd Amendment only explicitly bans someone being "elected" to more than two presidential terms - and says nothing of "succession". Under this theory, Trump could be the vice ...

Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of ...

In the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, however, the current order of Presidential succession has come under critical examination. The deficiencies and obscurities of the present law become ...