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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Crown Hill Cemetery officeHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Charles W. Fairbanks
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt spouseLaterOffice Vice President of the United States
Sarah Jane Emery positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Hannibal Hamlin
Counsel to the Vice President reportsTo Vice President of the United States
John positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: John Calvin Coolidge Jr.
1984 United States presidential election electionForOffice Vice President of the United States
Daniel D. Tompkins positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Senate hasPresidingOfficer Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: United States Senate
Buffalo convention of 1848 officeContested Vice President of the United States
Sargent Shriver nominatedFor Vice President of the United States
Geraldine Ferraro nominated for Vice President of the United States
Frank Underwood positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Claire Underwood positionHeld Vice President of the United States
The Mike Pence Show notableHostLaterPosition Vice President of the United States
U.S. statesman mayHoldOffice Vice President of the United States
United States Naval Observatory grounds usedBy Vice President of the United States
this entity surface form: vice president of the United States
Vice President of the Republic of Texas successorOffice Vice President of the United States
this entity surface form: Vice President of the United States (for Texas as a U.S. state)
APSA Hubert H. Humphrey Award namedForPosition Vice President of the United States
Wallace family positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Henry Agard Wallace
Spiro hasNotableBearerOffice Vice President of the United States
Stevenson political family producedOfficeholderType Vice President of the United States
Stevenson political family heldOffice Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Adlai Stevenson I
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. nominatedForOffice Vice President of the United States
United States presidential election, 1912 officeContested Vice President of the United States
Boeing C-32 usedBy Vice President of the United States
Kamala positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Kamala Harris
Kamala hasHonorificPrefix Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Kamala Harris
this entity surface form: Vice President
78th United States Congress presidentOfTheSenateTitle Vice President of the United States
James S. Sherman positionHeld Vice President of the United States
1980 United States presidential election alsoContestedOffice Vice President of the United States
Air Force Two associatedWithOffice Vice President of the United States
Carl Albert officeContested Vice President of the United States
Armed Forces Inaugural Committee supportsOffice Vice President of the United States
Kenneth McKellar officeContested Vice President of the United States
Ellen Vesta Emery spousePositionHeld Vice President of the United States
Ellen Vesta Emery spouseOfOfficeholder Vice President of the United States
2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee organizedForOffice Vice President of the United States
It’s All in the Game positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Charles G. Dawes
Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate primaryCustomer Vice President of the United States
Waverly, Minnesota positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Hubert H. Humphrey
UOCAVA appliesToElectionsFor Vice President of the United States
1969 presidential inauguration of Richard Nixon vicePresidentOffice Vice President of the United States
Joe Biden as NASA Administrator positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Joe Biden
Vice President of South Carolina isDifferentFrom Vice President of the United States
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too campaignForOffice Vice President of the United States
Levi P. Morton positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Margaretta Large Fitler (Happy) Murphy positionHeldBySpouse Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Margaretta Large Fitler Murphy
Lincoln School (New York City) positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Nelson Rockefeller