Question

If the president should die or become unable to fulfill his role, what would be the correct order of those listed below in the "line of succession" to take office?

Answer 1

1. 1 Attorney General 3

2. 2 Secretary of the Treasury 1

3. 3 Secretary of Defense 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1 Vice President 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives 3 President pro tempore of the Senate 4 Secretary of State 5 Secretary of the Treasury 6 Secretary of Defense 7 Attorney General — Secretary of the Interior 8 Secretary of Agriculture 9 Secretary of Commerce 10 Secretary of Labor 11 Secretary of Health and Human Services 12 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 13 Secretary of Transportation 14 Secretary of Energy 15 Secretary of Education 16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs 17 Secretary of Homeland Security