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political science
American politics and society
United States Presidency
elections and the electoral process
Preferred term
vice presidency
Definition
- Office of the person who succeeds the president, should the presidency become vacant. During the period of British rule, several colonies had lieutenant governors (known in some states as deputy governors or by another title) whose ongoing duties were minor but who stood by to serve as acting governor if the governor died, was removed from office, was ill, or was absent from the colony. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Vice Presidency]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/vice_presidency
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