If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Answers from the USCIS list

Give this answer.

• the Vice President

Our explanation

The Constitution says that if the President can no longer serve, the Vice President becomes President. This has happened before. For example, some Presidents died while serving.

Remember it

Order to remember: President, then Vice President, then Speaker of the House.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 27: “The Constitution says that if the President can no longer serve, then the Vice President becomes President.”

• Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (2008 version), rev. 08/21 (PDF, USCIS)

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