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The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the … See more
Constitutional Convention
No mention of an office of vice president was made at the 1787 Constitutional Convention until near the end, when an eleven-member committee on "Leftover Business" proposed … See moreThe present-day power of the office flows primarily from formal and informal delegations of authority from the president and Congress. These delegations can vary in significance; … See more
Inauguration
Pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment, the vice president's term of office begins at noon on January … See moreThere are five living former vice presidents; the most recent death of a former vice president was that of Walter Mondale (1977–1981), on April 19, 2021. The living former vice presidents, in order of service, are:
• See moreAlthough delegates to the constitutional convention approved establishing the office, with both its executive and senatorial functions, not many understood the office, and so they gave the vice president few duties and little power. Only a few states had an … See more
Eligibility
To be constitutionally eligible to serve as the nation's vice president, a person must, according to the … See moreSalary
The vice president's salary is $235,100. The salary was set by the 1989 Government Salary Reform Act, which also provides an automatic cost of living adjustment for federal employees. The vice president does … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license List of vice presidents of the United States - Wikipedia
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