What is the line of succession for a U.S. President if the President were to become incapacitated?
2006-08-24 11:11:09 · 6 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
1- Richard B. Cheney Vice President
2- J. Dennis Hastert Speaker of the House of Reps
3- Ted Stevens President pro tempore of the Senate
4- Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State
5- Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Secretary of the Treasury
6- Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense
7- Alberto Gonzales Attorney General
8- Dirk Kempthorne Secretary of the Interior
9- Mike Johanns Secretary of Agriculture
Carlos Gutierrez (ineligible; not a natural-born citizen) Secretary of Commerce
Elaine Chao (ineligible; not a natural-born citizen)
Secretary of Labor
10- Michael Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services
11- Alphonso Jackson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Maria Cino (ineligible; acting) Secretary of Transportation
12- Samuel W. Bodman Secretary of Energy
13- Margaret Spellings Secretary of Education
14- Jim Nicholson Secretary of Veterans Affairs
2006-08-24 11:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Name Position
1 Vice President
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives
3 President pro tempore of the Senate
4 Secretary of State
5 Secretary of the Treasury
6 Secretary of Defense
7 Attorney General
2006-08-24 18:18:52 · answer #2 · answered by williegod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
President, Vice-President, Senate Pro-tem, Speaker of the House
I hope I remembered it right.
2006-08-24 18:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by mediahoney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
president>vice president>speaker of the house.
A very scary thought these days
2006-08-24 18:16:54 · answer #4 · answered by Aidan S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vice-President Dick Cheney would take the President's place.
2006-08-24 18:16:35 · answer #5 · answered by maryc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First has it mostly correct, but strongly Defense is higher on the list.
2006-08-24 18:26:28 · answer #6 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋