Also known as: vice-presidency · vice president · vice presidents · VP · vice-president
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The constitutional office held by the individual elected to serve alongside the President for a four-year term. The holder presides over the Senate with a tie-breaking vote and is subject to removal by impeachment for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Vito Villarreal and his running mate received the most electoral votes across the states. Each state appointed electors equal to its congressional representation. The electors cast ballots for the pair, confirming their election to four-year terms under the constitutional process.
Vincent Valdez, serving as Vice President, faced articles of impeachment passed by the House for bribery. The Senate conducted a trial and convicted him by the required two-thirds vote. Removal from office followed immediately upon conviction.
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Veronica Villanueva's vice-presidential candidacy triggered a recount in a pivotal state. The Supreme Court reviewed the counting procedures and halted further manual recounts. The certified results determined the outcome of the joint ticket's election.
Vivian Velez, the vice-presidential nominee, coordinated expenditures with her party's national committee. The Court examined whether those expenditures counted as contributions subject to statutory caps. The ruling clarified the boundaries for coordinated spending in the federal election.
Vera Vu, former Vice President, faced a damages suit for actions taken while in office. The Court considered whether absolute immunity shielded those official acts from private litigation. The decision turned on the scope of protection afforded to the officeholder.
Valentin Vukovic, a student group leader, sought funding for an event featuring the Vice President. University officials denied the request based on the speaker's political message. The Court assessed whether the denial violated constitutional protections against viewpoint discrimination.
The Vice President serves as President of the Senate but votes only when the body is equally divided. This tie-breaking authority is the sole voting power granted by the Constitution.
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The President nominates a replacement who takes office after confirmation by majority vote of both houses of Congress. This process is set out in the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
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Yes. The Constitution expressly includes the Vice President among those subject to impeachment and removal for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
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The Vice President becomes Acting President upon the President's written declaration of inability, transmitted to the President pro tempore and the Speaker of the House. The Vice President continues in that role until the President transmits a contrary declaration.
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…bringing about his nomination for election, or election, to such office; (c) "Federal office" means the office of President or Vice President of the United States; or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States; (d) "political committee" means any committee, club,…