    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [Pages 89-90]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

    THE VICE PRESIDENT                                Al Gore

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    Article II, section I, of the Constitution provides that the President
    ``shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years . . . together
    with the Vice President . . . .'' In addition to his role as President
    of the Senate, the Vice President is empowered to succeed to the
    Presidency, pursuant to Article II and the 20th and 25th amendments to
    the Constitution.

        The executive functions of the Vice President include participation
    in Cabinet meetings and, by statute, membership on the National Security
    Council and the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
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