If the Vice President dies or retires who chooses his replacement?
400352
The President would nominate the replacement, and the replacement would have to be confirmed by the Senate.  (This happened when Nixon nominated Ford to replace Spiro Agnew.  Ford, incidentally, became the first President to never be elected either President or Vice President.)
1202
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is next -- until a new Vice-President is chosen and confirmed by the United States Senate.
226669
if the president were killed, the vice prez would be sworn as prez. and the speaker would be vice prez. and a speaker would be appointed. if the vice prez and prez were killed, then the speaker of the house would be prez.and the vice prez and speaker would be appointed. if the speaker of the house was killed, then the prez would appoint the speaker of the house. the vice prez would most likely take the speakers job  temporarily until then.
909423
His resignation, end of his term, incapacity to hold office, or death, whichever comes first. On the other hand Don and Dick might decide they had enough fun and resign.
367408
Clause 2 of the 25th amendment:\n\n"Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."\n\nThis is the closest mention of anything in the Constitution.  I would assume that if he hasn't been inaugurated yet, the President-elect would have more leniency in picking his next VP with no vote by Congress.
430601
Whoever the President chooses. Traditionally, it is the Chief Justice. In fact, it doesn't have to be a member of the supreme court, just a federal judge (Johnson was sworn in on the plane to Dallas following Kennedy's death by a Sarah T. Hughes, a federal judge).\n\nDuring the last inauguration, it was widely believed that Chief Justice Rehnquist would not be available due to his health, and there were plans to have Justice Scalia or Justice Thomas administer the oath.
847208
when a president dies first the Vice President becomes president. \nafter that it goes like this\n1. Speaker of the House \n2. President pro-tempore of the senate\n3. Secretary of State\n4. Secretary of the Treasury\n5. Secretary of Defense\n6.  Attorney General\n7. Secretary of Interior \n8. Secretary of Agriculture\n9. Secretary of Commerce\n10. Secretary of Labor\n11. Secretary of Health and Human Services\n12. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development\n13. Secretary of Transportation\n14. Secretary of Energy\n15. Secretary of Education\n16. Secretary of Veterans Affairs\n17. Secretary of Homeland Security
377977
Sure. They are his advisers and they serve at his pleasure. When he "hires" them, the Senate has the power to reject his nominees and force him to nominate others. But once they are confirmed, only the president can ask them to resign. One exception is the vice president, who is considered a member of the Cabinet but who is elected with the president and serves the same term as the president. In order for him to be "fired" he would have to be impeached by the House of Representatives and removed by the Senate. But if the president and the vice president have a falling out, the president always has the option of excluding the vice president from his meetings.
905139
The current president (lame duck) would finish his term and the Vice president would assume the presidency. Since this has never happened before, I'm sure someone would try to get a new election in progress.
586436
The Republican candidate in 2008 will have to distance themself as far from Bush as possible to have even a prayer at winning.  Being Bush's vice president will hurt them, not help them.  As for Cheney, he will be vice president until he dies, or until the term ends, whichever comes first.  He is the most powerful person on the planet, and he loves the job too much to give it up.
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It is called Order of Order of Presidential Succession\n\nBelow is the explaination and the list if God Forbid something happens tomorrow....\n\nOrder of Presidential Succession\nAccording to the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, the Senate president pro tempore1 was next in line after the vice president to succeed to the presidency, followed by the Speaker of the House. \n\nIn 1886, however, Congress changed the order of presidential succession, replacing the president pro tempore and the Speaker with the cabinet officers. Proponents of this change argued that the congressional leaders lacked executive experience, and none had served as president, while six former secretaries of state had later been elected to that office. \n\nThe Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established. \n\nPrior to the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, there was no provision for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. When a president died in office, the vice president succeeded him, and the vice presidency then remained vacant. The first vice president to take office under the new procedure was Gerald Ford, who was nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, and confirmed by Congress the following Dec. 6.\n\nThe Vice President Richard Cheney\nSpeaker of the House John Dennis Hastert\nPresident pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens\nSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice\nSecretary of the Treasury John Snow\nSecretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld\nAttorney General Alberto Gonzales\nSecretary of the Interior (Vacant)\nSecretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns\nSecretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2\nSecretary of Labor Elaine Chao3\nSecretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt\nSecretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson\nSecretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta\nSecretary of Energy Samuel Bodman\nSecretary of Education Margaret Spellings\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson\nSecretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertoff\nNOTE: An official cannot succeed to the Presidency unless that person meets the Constitutional requirements.\n1. The president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the vice president is absent. By tradition the position is held by the senior member of the majority party.\n2. Carlos Gutierrez was born in Cuba and is ineligible.\n3. Elaine Chao was born in Taiwan and is ineligible.\n4. In late July 2005, the Senate passed a bill moving the Homeland Security secretary to number 8 on the list. The bill is awaiting House approval.\n\nI hope this helps!!!
372616
There are 9 justices on the Supreme Court and each has a life appointment...they'll keep their job until they die or choose to retire.  When there is an opening on the court nominees are named by the President and then the Senate decides whether or not to confirm the nomination.  After that, they're on the court.  As far as each individual justice goes, the best information is directly from the source:  http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf
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if they can prove that it was accidental and not deliberate then the vice-president would be charged and convicted of manslaughter.   He would also probably have to resign his position.   That means that the new president would be the next in line of constitutional succession which is the Speaker of the House.  He would then appoint a vice-president.
1008638
Yes, as a matter of courtesy, for the rest of their life. Same with vice presidents.
91494
As some people have said, if a vice president were to take over at least two years in the presidency, they can run for election twice. So if a vice president were to serve for 2 years as President (due to an assassination or resignation, etc) then he can run for another two terms (8 years)\n\n2 + 8 = 10 years\n\nPossible, but improbable.
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Amendment XXV to the Constitution answers your question:\nAmendment XXV\nSection 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. \n\n\nSection 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. \n\n\nSection 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President. \n\n\nSection 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. \n\n\nThereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office. \n\n\nSo the Pres gets the first word, but his Cabinet can overrule along with the VP, or Congress may override with either a standing or a special body.\n\nMore than you'd ever want to know on the 25th Amendment is here:\nhttp://millercenter.virginia.edu/programs/natl_commissions/past_commissions/comm_1988.pdf\n(PDF)
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if the president and vice president are both incapacitated than the third person in line to the presidency is....you guessed it..the speaker of the house. which would be nancy palosi.  YAHOO!