Is the Vice President part of the Executive Branch?

Question

The office is president of the senate, but I always thought it was part of the executive branch and not congress. Am I incorrect on this.

Answer 1

I am a Republican, but have to shake my head at that statement.

Of course, the VP is part of the executive branch, though with some legislative responsibilities as president of the senate. Why he would say otherwise is beyond me.

Answer 2

It is part of the Executive Branch.

Article II Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution states:
The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected, as follows:

Article II Section 1 Paragraph 6 of the U.S. Constitution states:
In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.

Article II Section 4 of the United States Constitution states:
The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

The constitution only mentions briefly about him being the President of the Senate, but states he does not have any vote unless their is a tie vote, then he has authority to vote on that particular thing. He is a member of the executive branch because he would fall into the same position as President if the President could not perform his duties.

Answer 3

You are incorrect, He is a part of the executive branch, but he has been trying to use that argument in a case against him!

Nice try Cheney, but it won't work!

I know what the Constitution says, but vice-presidents have always been part of the executive. He runs on a ticket with the president, he didn't run by himself as either a congressman or senator!

Actually Cheney didn't say he was not a member of the Executive, he said he was a member of the Executive and the Senate.

A law professor said this:

"The vice president is saying he doesn't have to follow the orders of the president," said Garrett Epps, a law professor at the University of Oregon. "That's a very interesting proposition."

Answer 4

It doesn't sound kosher to me. A standing executive order, strengthened by President Bush in 2003, requires all agencies and "any other entity within the executive branch" to provide an annual accounting of their classification of documents. More than 80 agencies have collectively reported to the National Archives that they made 15.6 million decisions in 2004 to classify information, nearly double the number in 2001, but Cheney insists he is exempt. Explaining why the vice president has withheld even a tally of his office's secrecy when offices such as the National Security Council routinely report theirs, a spokeswoman said Cheney is "not under any duty" to provide it.

Answer 5

Yes it is part of the executive branch of government and the Vice President can only vote in the Senate in case if a tie, and most do not do it then either from what i remember.

Answer 6

In the Constitution the Vice President's job is listed under theExecutive Branch section. As others have said, he is the President of the Senate.

As far as what others have said about Cheney's claim of also being part of the Legislative Branch, that's for the Supreme Court to decide (the Judicial branch). However, here's a concept. The Vice President is elected , albeit with the President, but he is elected in his own right. Why would he have to follow the President's orders? the President can't fire him----he was elected.

Answer 7

If cheney insists that the VP is part of the legislative branch, then congress should cut off all executive branch funding for the office of the vice president!

Answer 8

Yes.. Cheney is a part of the Executive Branch. My God, I learned that in elementary!!! I guess its true.. Bush and Cheney Both have their own Rules for themselves.. and think the Rules that have applied to All past Presidents and Vice Presidents simply don't apply to them.
Someone needs to Impeach them really!!! They are disrespecting the Order of our U.S. Government and making America Look Horrible in the process!


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Answer 9

Fine, if he insists he's not part of the executive branch then he loses all executive privilege,and therefore he must testify and release all documents demanded by the Congressional Oversight Committee! He can't have it both ways! He's going to need the new improved extra heavy duty pacemaker after they get done with him!

Answer 10

He is part of the Executive branch.