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{{infobox official post |post = Vice President |body =the<br>United States of America |flag=vpotus flag.png |flagsize=125 |flagcaption=Vice Presidential flag |insignia =vpotus seal.png |insigniasize =125 |insigniacaption =Vice Presidential seal |incumbent=AlexJCabot |image=[not available] |imagesize=120 |incumbentsince=July 22nd, 2024 |department={{plainlist| *[[United States Senate]] *Executive branch of the U.S. government *Office of the Vice President }} | style={{plainlist| *Mr. Vice President (informal) *The Honorable (formal) *Mr. President (within the Senate) *His Excellency (diplomatic) }} |status={{plainlist| *Second highest executive branch officer *President of the Senate }} |abbreviation=VPOTUS |member_of={{plainlist| *[[Cabinet]] *National Security Council }} |seat=[[Washington, D.C.]] |appointer= General election, or, if vacant, [[President of the United States|President]] via [[United States Congress|congressional]] confirmation |termlength=Four months, no term limit |constituting_instrument=Constitution of the United States |formation=November 26, 2012 (10 years ago) |first=Isner |succession=First }} The '''vice president of the United States''' ('''VPOTUS''') is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the [[president of the United States]], and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the '''president of the Senate'''. In this capacity, the vice president is empowered to preside over Senate deliberations at any time, but may not vote except to cast a tie-breaking vote. The vice president is indirectly elected together with the president to a four-month term of office by the people of the United States. The current Vice President of the United States is [[AlexJCabot]], who was officially sworn in on July 22nd, 2024. [[Category:United States Government]]
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