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Q: After the Vice President who is next in the line of succession to become president?
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Who can become a president if president dies?

The Vice President is next in the order of succession.


Who would become president if both the president and vice president were removed?

According to the line of succession, the Speaker of the House would then become president.


What is the second in line of succession to the presidency?

vice president


Who becomes president when the vice-president and the president die?

After the President and Vice President die in office, the Speaker of the House will become president. After them, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The order of succession goes on and on after this.


Who would become president if the president and Vice President were killed?

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession.


Does the speaker of the house follow directly behind the vice president in the line of succession?

An appointed Vice-President must be approved by vote of the Senate. At that point the Vice-President has all the rights and responsibilities of the office and is next in line of succession should the President die or become incapacitated.


Pelosi is a Democrat- will she become President succeeding a Republican President and Vice President?

Yes. The Constitutional succession does not recognize party membership.


When did it become law the the speaker of the house becomes president if both the president and vice president die?

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947. This gives clear order to who would become president if the President and Vice President where to die or be incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of president.


Can Speaker of the House of Representative become president?

The Speaker of the House is the second in line of succession behind the vice president.


Who will become president if both die?

3rd in the line of succession would be the Speaker of the House (assuming you meant the president and vice president with "both").


If the president and vice president were killed in a terrorist attack would become the president of the U.S.?

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession.


Who is the first person in the line of succession of the presidency?

Vice- President is the first in the line of succession for the presidency. Indeed such is the primary purpose for the office of vice-president.