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Vice President of the United States of America (view source)
Revision as of 18:20, November 14, 2009
, 18:20, November 14, 2009Added info on incumbent, method of election, like at President article
The Vice President is first in the [[order of succession]] to the Presidency.
The '''Vice President of the United States of America''' is first in the [[order of succession]] to the [[President of the United States of America|Presidency]]. While his only duty spelled out in the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]] is to preside over the [[United States Senate|Senate]], he has taken on many other duties over time.
==Incumbent==
The current Vice-President is [[Joseph Biden]], who took office on January 20, 2009, together with President [[Barack Obama]]. His predecessor was [[Richard Cheney]], who served under President [[George Bush]].
==Election==
Currently, the Vice-President is elected together with the President, each [[Electoral College|elector]] voting for one man for President and another for Vice-President. This system was mandated by the [[Twelfth Amendment]], ratified in 1804.
Previously, each elector had voted for two different people for President, and the runner-up had become Vice-President. However, this system had broken down in the [[United States presidential election, 1800|election of 1800]], where [[Thomas Jefferson]], the [[Democratic-Republican]] Presidential candidate, had tied with [[Aaron Burr]], his running mate.
==List of Vice Presidents==
Vice Presidents have included some "remarkable individuals"[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Vice_President.htm]:
Vice Presidents have included some "remarkable individuals"[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Vice_President.htm]: