LETS GET IN THE MIX PEOPLEMultiple Choice: Highlight the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question posed. Which of the following statements is false?
The second-highest position in the Executive Branch is the vice president.
The Founding Fathers originally intended for the vice president to be the presidential candidate who received the second highest number of votes.
Vice presidential candidates run campaigns independent of their presidential running mate.
The 12th Amendment states that separate votes will be cast for president and vice president.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for choosing a vice presidential running mate?
A vice presidential running mate might be chosen because he or she is a close friend of the presidential candidate.
A presidential candidate from the North might choose a vice presidential candidate from the South.
A presidential candidate from a rural area might choose a vice presidential running mate from a highly populated city.
A presidential candidate, who is moderate, might choose a vice presidential running mate who appeals to more partisan members of the party.

What is the primary responsibility of the vice president?
The vice president attends all of the events the president doesn’t want to go to.
The vice president presides over the Senate and breaks tie votes.
The vice president serves as the presiding officer of the Supreme Court.
The vice president presides over most of the cabinet meetings.

Which of the following statements is innacurate?
Thomas R. Marshall oversaw cabinet meetings while Woodrow Wilson was out of the country.
Some vice presidents have not held a high opinion of the position’s significance.
The vice presidency is often viewed as a stepping stone to the presidency.
More than twenty vice presidents have gone on to win the presidency.

Which of the following statements is false?
Levi P. Morton became the governor of New York after being vice president.
There has never been a vice president removed and impeached from office.
Spiro Agnew, vice president for Richard Nixon, resigned the vice presidency.
Five vice presidents in US history have resigned while in office.

Vocabulary: Match each word with its correct definition. Consider how the word is used within the reading- this might help you define each term. To answer each question, delete the line provided and simply write the answer there instead.

Word Bank running mate partisan preside integral contrived

obviously planned or forced; artificial

to exercise management or control over; govern

someone selected by a candidate to serve as the vice presidential candidate

a loyal supporter of one group who may have more extreme group who may have more extreme views

necessary to be complete; part of the whole

Guided Reading: Fill in the blanks below to complete complete sentences. Use the reading to help you with this! To answer each question, delete the line provided and simply write the answer there instead.

The 12th Amendment stated that separate votes would be cast for president and .

A presidential candidate from the North might choose a vice presidential running mate from the .

In the event of the president’s , the vice president will assume the office of the presidency.

The vice president must be at least , a natural-born citizen of the United States, and have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.

The vice president is not allowed to participate in and is only allowed to cast a vote in the Senate in the event of a tie.

Garrett Hobart, vice president to , became an important advisor to the president.

Some of those who have held the office of vice president have not had a high opinion of its .

John C. Calhoun, Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson, Alben Barkley, and Hubert H. Humphrey were all elected to the after being vice president.

The vice president can be and removed from office.

The vice presidency can be a highly visible position, as vice presidents travel to ceremonial engagements and other functions that the may not be able to attend.

Summarize: Answer the following questions in the space provided. Please utilize complete sentences for each response.

Who traveled to many different nations and became a highly visible figure during his time as vice president?

What responsibility does the Constitution give to the vice president, other than residing over the Senate?

When was the 12th Amendment passed?

Where does the vice president live?

Why might the vice president attend ceremonial functions and engagements?

How was the vice presidency viewed in the early history of the nation?