2007-05-01 10:11:50 · 24 answers · asked by kei p 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Speaker of the house.....
2007-05-01 10:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by Dave K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the case of both the president and the Vice president dying in office then the power would swith to the the Speaker of the Congress for 30 days as acting president and Congress would then elect a president and VP
2007-05-01 10:36:59 · answer #2 · answered by Kris K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a list of the current presidential line of succession, as specified by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (3 U.S.C. § 19).
1 Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Carlyle Byrd
4 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
5 Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
6 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
7 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
8 Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
9 Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
-- Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
(ineligible; not a natural-born citizen)†
-- Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
(ineligible; not a natural-born citizen)†
10 Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt
11 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
12 Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters
13 Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman
14 Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
15 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
16 Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff ††
2007-05-01 10:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The succession of the presidency is defined interior the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which states that once the President and vp comes the Speaker of the living house, the President professional tempore of the Senate, and then the different secretaries of departments on the cabinet.
2016-12-28 06:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by palo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaker of the House - currently a woman, Nancy Pelosi D CA
2007-05-01 10:19:44 · answer #5 · answered by bdrizlee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoes ever under the Vice President.
2007-05-01 10:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
That would be Nancy Pelosi
2007-05-01 10:36:47 · answer #7 · answered by the phantom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the order is President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President of the Senante, Then it goes to Leaders of Committees first being the largest and oldest committee.
2007-05-01 10:18:27 · answer #8 · answered by Rek T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaker of the House. Who cares about the current ones?
Nancy Pelosi would be much better than those 2 jokers combined.
2007-05-01 11:14:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nancy Pelosi.
2007-05-01 10:18:50 · answer #10 · answered by World Peace Now 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Speaker of the House.
2007-05-01 10:23:47 · answer #11 · answered by Alfie333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋