Assertion: vice president | /r/CapableOf | act as president
Facets:
value: in a case of succession
type: TEMPORAL
value: on occasion
type: TEMPORAL
value: simply
type: MANNER
value: at state funerals
type: LOCATION
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If a President is not chosen, then Vice President shall act as President until a President is chosen and qualified.
text: If the president is not present, dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to fulfill their duties, the vice president will generally serve as president.
text: The vice president will on occasion represent the president and the U.S. government at state funerals abroad, or at various events in the United States.
text: The Constitution provides several circumstances where the Vice President (or the Vice President-elect) shall assume the Presidency or serve as acting President.
text: Even so, it does not clearly state whether the vice president became President of the United States or simply acted as president in a case of succession.