The two formal duties that a vice president should do and are given for him to do are the following;
- They are responsible for presiding over and to be able to certify with the vote court in which are official and are in the electoral college
- They are also responsible of casting a vote in terms of deadlock of a senate
The two formal roles of the vice president as enshrine in the constitution of the United States include:
The vice president is the number two citizens of the United States; it is the second-highest official in the executive branch of government in the United States. The vice president becomes the president if the president is removed, resigns and or dies in office. In order words, the vice president ranks first in the presidential line of succession followed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Apart from being empowered to preside over the activities of the senate, the vice president also chairs the combine sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives (joint session of Congress)
The vice president is elected with the United States president for a four-year term by eligible voters through the Electoral College.
Also, the office of the Vice president was created during the constitutional convention that took place in 1787.
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