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Article: VICE PRESIDENT
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The Vice President is second in rank to the President of the United
States and is elected along with the President. According to the Constitution,
the Vice President must have the same qualifications as the President-
-be a native-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a resident of
the United States for at least 14 years.
If a President dies in office, the Vice President automatically succeeds
(follows) him or her and becomes the President of the United States.
The custom for the Vice President to assume the Presidency was established
by John Tyler in 1841, when he succeeded William Henry Harrison, the
first President to die while in office.
The only specific duty ...