Vice President of the United States

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
federal executive office
political office
abbreviation VPOTUS
alsoPartOf United States Congress
surface form: 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

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Second Lady of the United States associatedOffice Vice President of the United States
Madam Vice President appliesToOffice Vice President of the United States
Mr. Vice President appliesToOffice Vice President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt positionHeld Vice President of the United States
2008 United States presidential election officeContested Vice President of the United States
Office of the Chief of Staff to the Vice President reportsTo Vice President of the United States
1960 Winter Olympics openingDeclaredByOffice Vice President of the United States
Number One Observatory Circle tenant Vice President of the United States
Chester A. Arthur positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Office of the Counsel to the Vice President hasClient Vice President of the United States
Office of the Counsel to the Vice President subordinateTo Vice President of the United States
Office of the Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President reportsTo Vice President of the United States
Office of Communications for the Vice President reportsTo Vice President of the United States
Andrew Johnson positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Earl Warren officeContested Vice President of the United States
Topeka Cemetery positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Charles Curtis
Homeland Security Council of the United States hasMember Vice President of the United States
James Monroe positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Charles L. McNary nominatedFor Vice President of the United States
George Atzerodt targetedOffice Vice President of the United States
Kamala Harris positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Mount Kenton Cemetery positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Alben W. Barkley
89th Airlift Wing supports Vice President of the United States
Spiro Agnew positionHeld Vice President of the United States
William Henry Harrison officeHeld Vice President of the United States
Marvin College positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Alben W. Barkley
Charles G. Dawes positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Hubert H. Humphrey positionHeld Vice President of the United States
1976 United States presidential election officeContested Vice President of the United States
Edmund Muskie officeContested Vice President of the United States
2016 United States presidential election officeContested Vice President of the United States
Wallace positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Henry A. Wallace
Aaron Burr positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Executive Two usedWhenOnBoard Vice President of the United States
Executive Two usedWhenOnBoard Vice President of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Vice President
HMX-1 VIPCategoryServed Vice President of the United States
2004 United States presidential election officeContested Vice President of the United States
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution hasMember Vice President of the United States
1988 United States presidential election officeContested Vice President of the United States
1992 United States presidential election officeContested Vice President of the United States
VP styleOfAddress Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Vice President of the United States
this entity surface form: The Vice President
VP category Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Vice President of the United States
this entity surface form: Vice presidents of the United States
Seal of the Vice President of the United States appliesToOffice Vice President of the United States
Seal of the Vice President of the United States borderText Vice President of the United States
this entity surface form: VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Seal of the Vice President of the United States usedBy Vice President of the United States