by that i mean after bush and cheney.... it is the speaker of the house? or am i wrong. also, does anyone know who would be 4th in line?
2006-11-07 19:07:49 · 9 answers · asked by southtown911 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I think it's either the Speaker of the House or the Secretary of State.
2006-11-07 19:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by no_um_4_u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the Speaker of the House. In the early 70s some Democrats wanted to install Speaker Carl Albert as president by impeaching Nixon while the vice presidency was vacant, but Albert did not want the job.
2006-11-07 19:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Senate President is the 3rd in line of succession as provided for in the Constitution and the 4th is the Speaker of the Hosue.
2006-11-07 19:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaker of the House.
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2006-11-07 21:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct, it is the Speaker of the House. It changes every so often, but the current line of succession is:
* The Vice President
* Speaker of the House
* President pro tempore of the Senate
* Secretary of State
* Secretary of the Treasury
* Secretary of Defense
* Attorney General
* Secretary of the Interior
* Secretary of Agriculture
* Secretary of Commerce
* Secretary of Labor
* Secretary of Health and Human Services
* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
* Secretary of Transportation
* Secretary of Energy
* Secretary of Education
* Secretary of Veterans Affairs
* Secretary of Homeland Security
2006-11-07 19:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by Robert 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The (new) speaker of the house.
2006-11-07 19:09:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha I think you know the answer...
2006-11-07 19:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by Tiny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are my bullets.
2006-11-07 19:09:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
OH......MY.......GOD!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-07 19:10:48 · answer #9 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋