The U.S. Constitution designates the vice president as next in the line of secession of the president. If the vice president cannot serve, who does the Constitution designate as the next in the line of secession?

a. the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
b. the secretary of state
c. the United States Attorney General
d. the president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
e. a U.S. senator designated by a three-fourths majority of Congress

ANS: A

Political Science

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The __________________ was a political movement led by Thomas Jefferson’s beliefs in strong state powers of government and responsible for the adding of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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