<P> No mention of an office of vice president was made at the 1787 Constitutional Convention until near the end , when an 11 - member committee on `` Leftover Business '' proposed a method of electing the president and vice president , and recommended that the vice president succeed the executive in the event of a vacancy in that position , but would otherwise serve as the president of the Senate , casting a vote only to break a tie . Although delegates approved establishing the office , with both its executive and senatorial functions , not many understood the extent of the vice president 's duties . Only a few states had an analogous position . Among those that did , New York 's constitution provided that , `` The lieutenant - governor shall , by virtue of his office , be president of the Senate , and , upon an equal division , have a casting voice in their decisions , but not vote on any other occasion . '' </P>
<P> No mention of an office of vice president was made at the 1787 Constitutional Convention until near the end , when an 11 - member committee on `` Leftover Business '' proposed a method of electing the president and vice president , and recommended that the vice president succeed the executive in the event of a vacancy in that position , but would otherwise serve as the president of the Senate , casting a vote only to break a tie . Although delegates approved establishing the office , with both its executive and senatorial functions , not many understood the extent of the vice president 's duties . Only a few states had an analogous position . Among those that did , New York 's constitution provided that , `` The lieutenant - governor shall , by virtue of his office , be president of the Senate , and , upon an equal division , have a casting voice in their decisions , but not vote on any other occasion . '' </P>
when was the office of the vice president created
when was the office of the vice president created
1787
1787