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The Vice President

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If the president dies in office or can no longer hold office, who becomes president? 
a)
Vice President
b)
The president's brother
c)
Speaker of the House 
d)
They hold another election
2.
What does the Twenty-fifth Amendment deal with?
a)
Presidential elections
b)
Presidential succession
c)
Occupational investment
d)
Racial Profiling
3.

If both the President and Vice President die at the same time, this person becomes President.

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

the President's doctor

c)

The First Lady

d)

Attorney General

4.

The Vice President presides over the __________, but only votes if there is a(n) ___________.

a)

House, tie

b)

Senate, tie

c)

House, impeachment

d)

Senate, impeachment

5.

If the president became very ill, what would probably happen?

a)

The vice president would assume the President's duties.

b)

The Senate would vote for a new president.

c)

The vice president would be forced to resign.

d)

The cabinet would vote for a new president.

6.

According to the Constitution, the vice president __________.

a)

is the Speaker of the House

b)

is president of the Senate

c)

votes in all Senate matters

d)

appoints a president if the president dies

7.

If a president is disabled, the vice president steps into the president's role temporarily under __________.

a)

Article I, Section 8

b)

the Presidential Succession Act

c)

the Twenty-second Amendment

d)

the Twenty-fifth Amendment

8.

Who served as vice president for President Trump?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Mike Pence

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Chris Christie

9.

Who replaces the President in the line of succession if both the President and Vice President are unable to serve?

a)

The President Pro Tempore

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The Secretary of State

d)

The Attorney General

10.

Which amendment addresses what would be done if the vice presidency became vacant?

a)

22nd

b)

24th

c)

25th

d)

27th

11.

What are the qualifications to become a vice president?

a)

35 years old, natural born citizen, and a resident of the U.S. for 14 years

b)

34 years old, a citizen for 14 years, and a resident for 7 years

c)

25 years old, a natural born citizen, and a resident for 7 years

d)

30 years old, natural born citizen, U.S. resident for 14 years

12.

Who takes over if the President cannot perform his job?

a)

vice president

b)

speaker of the house

c)

president pro tempore

d)

secretary of state

13.

Who would become president after the Speaker of the House?

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

d)

Secretary of State

14.

After the first three places in the line of succession to the presidency, the remaining list is made up of the President's __________ .

a)

security detail

b)

Cabinet

c)

military advisors

d)

campaign staff

15.
Which is not one of the VP's duties?
a)

make treaties with foreign countries

b)
Preside over the Senate
c)
Help decide question of presidential disability
d)
President-in-waiting