Prior to the passage of the 25th Amendment, if a vice president left office, __________.
A.
the president would appoint someone to the office
B.
Congress would vote on a cabinet member to the office
C.
the office would remain vacant until the next presidential election
D.
there would be a public vote to decide who would assume the office

Question

Prior to the passage of the 25th Amendment, if a vice president left office, __________.
A.
the president would appoint someone to the office
B.
Congress would vote on a cabinet member to the office
C.
the office would remain vacant until the next presidential election
D.
there would be a public vote to decide who would assume the office

anonymous · Answer

Prior to the 25th Amendment there was no process to replace a VP. So the office would be left vacant until the next Presidential Election.