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If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
AThe Chief Justice
BThe Senate leader
CThe Vice President
DThe Secretary of State
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The Vice President
1. The country must always have someone able to lead the executive branch.
2. If the President can no longer serve, the Vice President becomes President.
3. The Vice President is elected alongside the President for exactly this reason.
4. The Chief Justice leads the judicial branch and never moves into the presidency, so that option is wrong.
_Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 30_
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