The Vice President
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| Joe Biden - Democrat |
Not worth a bucket of warm
piss/spit – the
Vice President ceases to be of importance, and they have the two constitutional
roles;
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The
presiding officer of the Senate (mostly carried out by a Senator anyway), Vice
President breaks a tied vote in the Senate
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Takes
over the Presidency if the President dies in office or can’t carry out his
duties – Vice Presidents are a heartbeat
away from presidency making the position a strong Launchpad for election
campaigns
A position of growing importance
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Role
in balancing the ticket – compensating for the weaknesses in the Presidential
candidate – the female absence in the ticket was the reasoning for Sarah Palin
onto the vice presidential ballot.
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As
federal government has grown, the Vice President has to do more with the
running of the executive branch
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Important
advisory roles
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Important
roles in liaising with the party and colleagues in Congress
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Under
Obama, the role has become one of the administrations policy czars – with
responsibility for policies that impact middle/working class families
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Of
the eleven most recent, four Vice Presidents have become the party’s
presidential candidate
The role of Vice President
becomes of importance in assisting the execution of domestic policy,
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