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What happens if the President and the Vice President are unable to serve out their terms? The leader of the Senate becomes President. A new President is elected. The Speaker of the House becomes President. A new President is appointed

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"[I]n the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of the President of the United States" the Senate would simply choose a president pro tempore. ... In 1947, after the vice presidency had been vacant for most of a presidential term, Congress again changed the line of succession

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Answer:

The Speaker of the House is next in line to become President after the Vice President.

Step-by-step explanation:

The line of succession follows the order of: vice president, speaker of the House of Representatives, president pro tempore of the Senate, and then the eligible heads of federal executive departments who form the president's Cabinet.

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