The main source of power afforded to the vice president derives from the

The main source of power afforded to the vice president derives from the Constitution. Vice president is the president and highest ranking person in the senate. In case of tie votes the vice president casts the tie breaking vote. The vice president is also the second highest chief executive position. In case the sitting president is no longer able to fulfill his term the vice president takes over as president until the next election.

the punishment for breaking the law would depend on the conditions or the seriousness of the law being broken, if he or she breaks the law while doing some great discovery or invention then it would classify as a scientific fraud. there are other words to describe the crime but scientific fraud would be the harshest one.