Vice President of the U.S.
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Executive branch of the U.S. government Office of the Vice President |
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| Style | Mr. Vice President (Informal) The Honorable (Formal) Mr. President (When presiding over Senate) His Excellency (In international correspondence) |
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Cabinet National Security Council President of the U.S. Senate |
| Residence | Number One Observatory Circle |
| Seat | Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | Electoral College |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | U.S. Constitution |
| Inaugural holder |
John Adams (April 21, 1789) |
| Formation | March 4, 1789 |
| Succession | First |
| Salary | $230,700 |
| Website | WhiteHouse.gov |
The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, or Veep) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article One, Section Three of the U.S. Constitution.
The vice president is a statutory member of the National Security Council under the National Security Act of 1947, and through the 25th Amendment is the highest-ranking official in the presidential line of succession in the executive branch of the federal government. The executive power of both the vice president and the president is granted under Article Two, Section One of the Constitution. The vice president is indirectly elected, together with the president, to a four-year term of office by the people of the United States through the Electoral College. The Office of the Vice President of the United States assists and organizes the vice president's official functions.
As the president of the United States Senate, the vice president votes only when it is necessary to break a tie. While Senate customs have created supermajority rules that have diminished this constitutional tie-breaking authority, the vice president still retains the ability to influence legislation; for example, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 was passed in the Senate by a tie-breaking vice presidential vote. Additionally, pursuant to the Twelfth Amendment, the vice president presides over the joint session of Congress when it convenes to count the vote of the Electoral College.
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