Vice President of the United States

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constitutional office federal executive office political office

The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive officer in the federal government, who also serves as President of the Senate and first in the presidential line of succession.

Aliases (8)

United States vice presidency ×2
Acting President ×1
The Vice President ×1
U.S. Vice President ×1
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ×1
Vice President sits opposite the President or near the President ×1
Vice presidents of the United States ×1
vice president of the United States ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office → federal executive office → political office →
abbreviation	VPOTUS →
alsoPartOf	legislative branch of the United States →
appearsInDocument	United States Constitution →
constitutingInstrument	Article II of the United States Constitution → Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
constitutionalRole	President of the Senate →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	United States Constitution →
currentHolder	Kamala Harris →
currentHolderStartDate	January 20, 2021 →
dateEstablished	1789 →
electedBy	Electoral College →
electedWith	President of the United States →
eligibilityRequirement	at least 35 years old → natural-born citizen of the United States → resident of the United States for at least 14 years →
eligibleBy	same constitutional requirements as President of the United States →
firstHolder	John Adams →
flag	Flag of the Vice President of the United States →
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States →
hasPower	to cast tie-breaking votes in the United States Senate → to preside over impeachment trials in the Senate except for presidential impeachments →
insignia	Seal of the Vice President of the United States →
lineOfSuccessionPosition	first in the United States presidential line of succession →
memberOf	Cabinet of the United States → National Security Council of the United States →
nominatedBy	candidate for President of the United States →
oathAdministeredBy	usually an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States →
officeHoldersNumber	more than 45 individuals have served as Vice President of the United States →
officeLocation	Eisenhower Executive Office Building → West Wing of the White House →
officialSeat	Washington, D.C. →
positionInGovernment	second-highest executive officer of the United States federal government →
presidingOfficerOf	United States Senate →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
residence	Number One Observatory Circle →
salary	set by Congress of the United States →
styleOfAddress	Madam Vice President → Mr. Vice President → The Honorable →
successionTo	President of the United States →
termLength	4 years →
termLimit	no constitutional limit on number of terms →

Referenced by (152)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aaron Burr → Alben W. Barkley → Alben W. Barkley → Alben W. Barkley → Andrew Johnson → Charles Curtis → Charles Curtis → Charles Curtis → Charles Curtis → Charles G. Dawes → Charles Warren Fairbanks → Chester A. Arthur → Dan Quayle → Elbridge Gerry → George Clinton → George M. Dallas → George M. Dallas → George M. Dallas → Gerald Ford → Hannibal Hamlin → Henry A. Wallace → Henry Wilson → Hubert H. Humphrey → James Monroe → John C. Breckinridge → John C. Calhoun → John Nance Garner → John Nance Garner → John Nance Garner → John Nance Garner → John Tyler → Kamala Harris → Leslie Lynch King Jr. → Lyndon B. Johnson → Selina Meyer → Spiro Agnew → Theodore Roosevelt → Thomas R. Marshall →	positionHeld
1936 United States presidential election → 1976 United States presidential election → 1988 United States presidential election → 1992 United States presidential election → 2004 United States presidential election → 2008 United States presidential election → 2012 United States presidential election → 2016 United States presidential election → 2020 United States presidential election → 2024 United States presidential election → Benjamin Gitlow → Checkers speech → Cordell Hull → Earl Warren → Edmund Muskie → Frank Knox → George Clinton → United States presidential election, 1964 →	officeContested
Article II → Electoral College → Madam Vice President → Mr. Vice President → Presidential Succession Act → Seal of the Vice President of the United States → Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	appliesToOffice
Charles L. McNary → Curtis LeMay → Howard Baker → Joe Lieberman → John Edwards → Sarah Palin →	nominatedFor
Charles W. Fairbanks → Harry S. Truman → Harry S. Truman → William Henry Harrison →	officeHeld
Office of Communications for the Vice President → Office of the Chief of Staff to the Vice President → Office of the Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President → Office of the National Security Advisor to the Vice President →	reportsTo
Flag of the Vice President of the United States → Office of the Vice President (West Wing suite) → Seal of the Vice President of the United States → Vice President's Residence →	usedBy
1840 United States presidential election → 1864 United States presidential election → 2000 United States presidential election →	alsoContestedOffice
Article II of the United States Constitution → Presidential Records Act → Title 3 of the United States Code →	appliesTo
Seal of the Vice President of the United States ("United States vice presidency") → Vice President of the United States ("Vice presidents of the United States") →	category
Electoral Count Act of 1887 → Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	governsOffice
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution → Homeland Security Council of the United States →	hasMember
Selina Meyer → Selina Meyer →	occupation
President pro tempore of the United States Senate ("vice president of the United States") → Speaker of the United States House of Representatives →	precededInSuccessionBy
Executive Two → Executive Two ("U.S. Vice President") →	usedWhenOnBoard
1888 United States presidential election → 1968 United States presidential election →	vicePresidentialOfficeContested
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution →	affectsOffice
Second Lady of the United States →	associatedOffice
Admiral's House ("United States vice presidency") →	associatedWith
Seal of the Vice President of the United States ("VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES") →	borderText
David H. Koch →	candidateForOffice
Vice President of the United Mexican States →	comparativeOffice
Cabinet of the United States →	composedOf
Article II →	createsOffice
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Acting President") →	definesRole
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
John Adams (miniseries) →	depictsOfficeHeld
President of the United States →	deputy
executive branch of the United States →	deputyHead
Electoral College →	elects
United States presidential election →	electsOffice
Office of the Counsel to the Vice President →	hasClient
Adams family →	hasNotableOfficeHeldByMembers
Office of the Vice President of the United States →	hasOfficeholder
United States Senate →	hasPresidingOfficer
Cabinet Room ("Vice President sits opposite the President or near the President") →	hasSeatingArrangement
United States federal elections →	includeElectionFor
United States federal officials →	includes
President of the United States Senate →	isAlso
Number One Observatory Circle →	occupantRole
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 →	officeHeldByDecisionMaker
Office of the National Security Advisor to the Vice President →	officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment
President of the United States Senate →	officeHolder
VPOTUS →	officeHoldersTitle
1960 Winter Olympics →	openingDeclaredByOffice
2009 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama →	positionInauguratedTo
Electoral College →	presidingOfficerForCount
Office of the National Security Advisor to the Vice President →	primaryClient
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center →	providesCareTo
Flag of the Vice President of the United States →	rankFlagFor
Presidential Airlift Group →	secondaryCustomer
Andrews Air Force Base →	serves
Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	setsTermEndDateFor
Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	setsTermStartDateFor
Ilo Browne Wallace →	spouseInstanceOf
Second Gentleman of the United States →	spouseOf
VPOTUS →	standsFor
National Security Council of the United States →	statutoryMember
Vice President of the United States ("The Vice President") →	styleOfAddress
Office of the Counsel to the Vice President →	subordinateTo
89th Airlift Wing →	supports
Office of the Vice President of the United States →	supportsOffice
George Atzerodt →	targetedOffice
Number One Observatory Circle →	tenant
HMX-1 →	VIPCategoryServed