<P> The Vice President of the United States ( informally referred to as VPOTUS , or Veep ) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I , Section 3 , Clause 4 , of the United States Constitution , as well as the second highest executive branch officer , after the President of the United States . In accordance with the 25th Amendment , he is the highest - ranking official in the presidential line of succession , and is a statutory member of the National Security Council under the National Security Act of 1947 . </P>
<P> The Vice President of the United States ( informally referred to as VPOTUS , or Veep ) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I , Section 3 , Clause 4 , of the United States Constitution , as well as the second highest executive branch officer , after the President of the United States . In accordance with the 25th Amendment , he is the highest - ranking official in the presidential line of succession , and is a statutory member of the National Security Council under the National Security Act of 1947 . </P>
why is the vice president called the president of the senate
why is the vice president called the president of the senate
a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I , Section 3 , Clause 4 , of the United States Constitution
a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I , Section 3 , Clause 4 , of the United States Constitution