| | United States presidential line of succession | TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The 'presidential line of succession' defines who may become or act as President of the United States upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office (by impeachment and subsequent conviction) of a sitting President or a President-elect. |
 | | The line of succession is mentioned in three places in the Constitution: in Article II, Section 1, in Section 3 of the 20th Amendment, and in the 25th Amendment. |
 | | The current such law governing succession is the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, codified as 3 USC 19 (Section 19 of Title 3 of the U.S. Code). |
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