Who would replace the president if he died during his term?

Question

Who would replace the president if he died during his term?

Answer 1

The Vice President (currently d**k Cheney)

Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi)

President pro tempore of the Senate (Robert Byrd)

Secretary of State (Condoleezza Rice)

Secretary of the Treasury (Henry Paulson)

Secretary of Defense (Robert Gates)

Attorney General (Michael Mukasey)

Secretary of the Interior (Dirk Kempthorne)

Secretary of Agriculture (Edward T. Schafer)

Secretary of Commerce (Carlos Gutierrez*)

Secretary of Labor (Elaine Chao*)

Secretary of Health and Human Services (Mike Leavitt)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Steven C. Preston)

Secretary of Transportation (Mary E. Peters)

Secretary of Energy (Samuel Bodman)

Secretary of Education (Margaret Spellings)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs (James Peake)

Secretary of Homeland Security (Michael Chertoff)

After this list is run, a new presidential election would be held.

*These people were born out of the United States, therefore they would be ineligible.

Answer 2

The Vice President

Answer 3

Yes the VP is sworn in, as happened when JFK was 'eliminated'.

Answer 4

What happens if the VP is more experienced than the president? Could happen with Obama and Biden.