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.

Answer 1

According to the presidential line of succession outlined in the United States Constitution and clarified by the Presidential Succession Act, if both the president and vice president were to die, the next in line to lead the country would be B. Speaker of the House.