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Can a past president of the US be vice president?
The 22nd Amendment states that "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two...
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Can the President remove the Vice-President from office?
No. A sitting President or Vice-President can only be removed from office involuntarily through the impeachment process, which is conducted by the House of Representatives, then tried in the Senate....
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Can the Vice President be removed from office by the President?
No. If the President runs for a second term of office, he may name a different person as running mate provided the nomination convention approves, but he can not fire an elected vice president. A...
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Why was the offices of president and vice president created?
They are called for in the US Constitution but no means of election is specified. Originally they were individual candidates for president, whoever got the most votes became president and whoever got...
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What problem was there with vice-president 1796?
The president, Adams, and the vice-president, Jefferson, were from different parties and had opposing views on several issues. In those days the person with the second most votes for president was...