the twelfth amendment separated the vote for president and vice president.
which amendment separated the vote for president and vice president?
the twelfth amendment
the vice president is the second-highest official in rank of the federal government. the vice president's duties and powers are established in the legislative branch of the federal government under article 1, section 3, clauses 4 and 5 as the president of the senate; this means that he or she is the designated presiding officer of the senate. in that capacity, the vice president has the authority ("ex officio", for they are not an elected member of the senate) to cast a tie-breaking vote. pursuant to the twelfth amendment, the vice president presides over the joint session of congress when it convenes to count the vote of the electoral college. as first in the u.s. presidential line of succession, the vice president's duties and powers move to the executive branch when becoming president upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president, which has happened nine times in u.s. history. lastly, in the case of a twenty-fifth amendment succession event, the vice president would become acting president, assuming all of the powers and duties of president, except being designated as president. accordingly, by circumstances, the constitution designates the vice president as routinely in the legislative branch, or succeeding to the executive branch as president, or possibly being in both as acting president pursuant to the twenty-fifth amendment. because of circumstances, the overlapping nature of the duties and powers attributed to the office, the title of the office and other matters, such has generated a spirited scholarly dispute regarding attaching an exclusive branch designation to the office of vice president.
federal government of the united states
the 25th amendment explicitly states that if the president dies, resigns or is removed from office, the vice president becomes president, and also establishes a procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president. the amendment further provides that the president, or the vice president and cabinet, can declare the president unable to discharge his duties, in which case the vice president becomes acting president. if the declaration is done by the vice president and cabinet, the amendment permits the president to take control back, unless the vice president and cabinet challenge the president and two-thirds of both houses vote to sustain the findings of the vice president and cabinet. if the declaration is done by the president, he may take control back without risk of being overridden by the congress.
article two of the united states constitution