If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Answers from the USCIS list

Give this answer.

• the Speaker of the House

Our explanation

The line of succession is the order of who becomes President if the President can no longer serve. First is the Vice President, then the Speaker of the House, the leader of the House of Representatives.

Remember it

President, Vice President, Speaker: the Speaker of the House comes after the Vice President.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 27: “If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes President.” Speaker as House leader: p. 20.

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