Extra Credit Questions

[L Verge]

Roger is correct on his three (congratulations on knowing Patrick Leahy!). Eva's wild guess on the number of Lines of Succession that the U.S. has created over the years (3) is also correct.

Again, without cheating, does anyone want to fully tackle the dates?

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Time's up 'cause I'm shutting down the computer. I want to thank you all for not cheating - if someone had come up with the dates on when the Lines of Succession were created, I would have to suspect cheating.

Eva was close on the first date, but the framers of the Constitution did not establish a line of succession. They left it to Congress to decide the successor. By 1792, however, it was obvious that that was going to be a mistake (too much political infighting). Thus, the first Line of Succession came with the Succession Act of 1792. That lasted for almost a century. The second line was created in 1886.

The third line went into effect in 1947 and is still the one in use today. Note that the 25th Amendment pertains only to when a vice president leaves office unexpectedly.

Here's the source if you want to double-check me: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/hist...ession.htm