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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Theofanis Anagnostopoulos positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Spiro Agnew
Stevenson family of Illinois positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Adlai E. Stevenson I
Mary Cantey positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: John C. Calhoun
Quayle family positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Dan Quayle
Susan Agnew positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Spiro T. Agnew
Fannie Hobart positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Garret Hobart
Cedar Lawn Cemetery positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Garret A. Hobart
Vice President John Hoynes positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: John Hoynes
Robert Russell positionHeld Vice President of the United States
Agnew positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Spiro Agnew
Vice President Sally Langston positionHeld Vice President of the United States
subject surface form: Sally Langston