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Question 40 of 128 · American Government · System of Government

If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

Accepted answer

  • The Vice President (of the United States)

Why this is the answer

If the President dies, resigns or otherwise cannot serve, the Vice President becomes President. That is written in the Constitution and it has happened several times, when presidents died in office. The line continues: if the Vice President cannot serve either, the Speaker of the House becomes President. Memory hook: President, then Vice President, then Speaker.