Question
The Electoral Process
if the president and vice president died in a car crash, who would lead the country according to the 25th amendment ?
a. secretary of state
b. speaker of the house
c. president of the senate
d. commander in chief of the armed forces
if the president and vice president died in a car crash, who would lead the country according to the 25th amendment ?
a. secretary of state
b. speaker of the house
c. president of the senate
d. commander in chief of the armed forces
Answers
GPT-4o mini
According to the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, if both the president and vice president were to die or be incapacitated, the next in line to assume the presidency would be the **Speaker of the House**. Therefore, the correct answer is:
b. speaker of the house
b. speaker of the house