does the vice president and or president have a job description or written contract?
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The Constitution of the United States is both the job description and the contract.
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It's an issue that has not been dealt with yet and could be contentious if it ever does. The problem is, the 22nd amendment, which limits presidents to two terms does not specifically say that the VP cannot have been president for 2 terms, but at the same time, the twelfth amendment states, "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Whether or not this applies to the interpretation of the 22nd amendment is not at all agreed upon and would involve a Supreme Court dispute if it ever arose.
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Whose presidency?\n\nI dunno.  I guess the common theme would be that they were elected... and they handled it by showing up for work on the first day.
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Both are appointed positions, but that's where the similarities end.  Secretary of State of the US manages the State Department and advises the president on foreign policy.  Secretary of State of most states manages state election processes and various state filings.
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There is no vice president.  Though I assume the equivilent is Executive Deputy President. Here's the info on the executive branch from The CIA: \n\nExecutive branch:   \nchief of state: President Thabo MBEKI (since 16 June 1999); Executive Deputy President Phumzile MLAMBO-NGCUKA (since 23 June 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government \nhead of government: President Thabo MBEKI (since 16 June 1999); Executive Deputy President Phumzile MLAMBO-NGCUKA (since 23 June 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government \ncabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president \nelections: president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term; election last held 24 April 2004 (next to be held April 2009) \nelection results: Thabo MBEKI elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 100% (by acclamation) \nnote: ANC-IFP is the governing coalition
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The cabinet is made up of the heads of the 15 executive departments of the government. Its function is to advise the president on matters of the greatest importance. One of the first tasks of a new president is to select a cabinet.\nThe present-day cabinet includes the following heads of executive departments: \n\nSecretary of State \nSecretary of the Treasury \nSecretary of Defense \nAttorney General (Justice Department)\nSecretary of the Interior \nSecretary of Agriculture \nSecretary of Commerce \nSecretary of Labor \nSecretary of Health and Human Services \nSecretary of Education \nSecretary of Housing and Urban Development\nSecretary of Transportation \nSecretary of Energy \nSecretary of Veterans Affairs\nSecretary of Homeland Security\n\nThe president may also choose other members of government to serve in the cabinet; the vice president, the White House chief of staff, and the director of the Office of Management and Budget may all join the cabinet at the president's discretion.
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No. The Pres is always in full communication with his staff and it doesn't matter where he is. The VP does not take over for him unless he is incapacitated. Thank God. Would you want Cheney in charge for 5 minutes? Bush is bad enough.
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You have 2 elected officials, The President and The Vice President.  That is the extent as to the elected officials, yet you have the Cabinent Posts as well as the large organizations they all have working under them.  You have several lawyers working as White House Counsel, the NSA and so forth.  I imagine that there is an actual number someplace, however the number of appointed jobs in the excecutive branch of government is staggering to say the least.  The CIA and FBI directors are appointed positions as well.  The thing to remember though is there are only 2 elected officials and they run for office as a ticket. The  rest of Executive Branch are all appointed, and under them are hired employee's.
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The President of the Senate is technically in charge of the running of the Senate. The Vice President holds this position, but usually the Vice President is not in the chamber. In his absence, the President pro tempore acts as the President of the Senate.\n\nThe only important function the President of the Senate serves is, if there is a tie vote, he casts the deciding vote. It has happened fairly infrequently, but often is important on controversial bills.
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Amendment XXV, Article 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."
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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.
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There have been plenty of vice presidents.  Are you sure that your question is complete?
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Chairman\nBoard of Directors\nChief Executive Officer\nPresident - The president’s role is to manage and be responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the company.  The board sets policy, the president executes that policy and reports back to the board, and the board then reports to the shareholders, or owners, of the company. \nExecutive Vice President or Chief Officers (IT, Sales, Operations,etc)\nSr. Vice President\nExecutive Directors\nDirectors\nSr. Managers\nManagers\nSr. Supervisors\nSupervisors
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Vice President \nSpeaker of the House \nPresident Pro Tempore of the Senate \nSecretary of State \nSecretary of the Treasury \nSecretary of Defense \nAttorney General \nSecretary of the Interior \nSecretary of Agriculture \nSecretary of Commerce \nSecretary of Labor \nSecretary of Health and Human Services \nSecretary of Housing and Urban Development \nSecretary of Transportation \nSecretary of Energy \nSecretary of Education \nSecretary of Veterans Affairs\n\nJust in case you were wondering, here's the succesion down the line. :)
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All Staff members serve at the leisure of the President. Key decision-making staffers are normally replaced. Those involved with the more day-to-day activities are retained. Each president assigns a Chief of Staff who winds up making the recommendation on who stays and who goes. A list of all the effected staff positions can be found in the link below (its from 2004, so the names may no longer be right but the positions are still there). Also, note that certain jobs in the White House are civil servants and are NOT subject to this rule and remain from President to President (secretaries, janitors, tour guides, cooks/chefs etc. etc.)
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1.  First in succession for President\n\n2.  Serves as President of the Senate, among which duties are to break ties.\n\nThe role of Vice-president is a serious one, because of these two items, and should always be considered when voting a ticket.
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Douglas Adams wrote: "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."\n\nI think that pertains to most high level political jobs.