VPOTUS

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VPOTUS is the commonly used acronym referring to the Vice President of the United States, the second-highest executive officer in the U.S. federal government and first in the presidential line of succession.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf acronym
political office
abbreviation V.P.
VP
alsoMentionedIn Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
constitutionalOffice yes
country United States of America
createdBy United States Constitution, Article II
currentOfficeHolder Kamala Harris
currentOfficeHolderStartDate January 20, 2021
definedInDocument United States Constitution
dualRole executive officer and legislative officer
electedWith President of the United States
electionMethod elected indirectly by the Electoral College
eligibilitySameAs President of the United States
eligibleForPresidencyRequirement at least 35 years old
natural-born citizen of the United States
resident of the United States for at least 14 years
firstOfficeHolder John Adams
firstOfficeHolderStartDate 1789
flagAssociated Flag of the Vice President of the United States
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
inauguralOfficeHolder John Adams
legislativePower casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate
legislativeRole President of the Senate
memberOf Cabinet of the United States
National Security Council of the United States
officeEstablished 1789
officeEstablishedBy ratification of the United States Constitution
officeHolderNumbering Kamala Harris is the 49th Vice President of the United States
officeHoldersTitle Vice President of the United States
officeLocation Eisenhower Executive Office Building
West Wing of the White House
officeType federal constitutional office
officialResidenceLocation United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of the United States
presidentialLineOfSuccessionRank first
presidesOver United States Senate
reportsTo President of the United States
residence Number One Observatory Circle
roleInSuccession immediate successor to the President of the United States
standsFor Vice President of the United States
style Madam Vice President
Mr. Vice President
The Vice President
symbolAssociated Seal of the Vice President of the United States
termLength 4 years
termLimit no explicit constitutional term limit

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Vice President of the United States
abbreviation

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