**Vice presidents during the beginnings** of the U.S. had **little value**. From before, one of the vice presidents told a metaphorical story about two brothers that describes a vice presidency: “One ran away to sea; the other was elected Vice President. And nothing was heard of either of them again.”.

**Today vice presidency** holds significant power and is seen as an **essential part of a presidential administration**. Vice presidents usually serve as presidential advisors, partners in governing, and they represent the president. We could say they are the “right hand” men of the president. The vice president’s responsibilities and actions benefit the president as he is backed by a solid administration and people he can count on.

It is **positive that vice presidents hold a significant role** because it **aids the president’s role** through advising, representing him, and trustworthiness like the president’s partner.

**Vice presidents role** is of great importance to the executive branch of the government. If something unexpected happens and the president cannot carry out his role, the vice president has to step in and be qualified to carry out presidency.

With that being said, to select the vice president with the method of **“balance the ticket”** is to basically choose a vice president who differs in qualities of the president for the purpose of getting more votes. The vice president is not to be selected in an attempt to attract more votes, but to be able and capable to carry out he’s role especially in case of succession.

**It is not an acceptable method** because the vice president carries a significant role and should be selected based on capabilities and not selected to get more votes.

The vice president can step down from his role and resign through submission of resignation to the President. It becomes effective as soon as it is accepted.

When the vice president’s office is vacant, the President’s responsibility is to nominate a vice president who needs to be confirmed by Congress.

When the vice president’s office is vacant, the **president has to nominate the new to-be vice president**, who then needs to be confirmed by Congress. This is based on the 25th Amendment.

The **transformation of the vice presidency** happened after Franklin Roosevelt’s sudden death, who left all the problematic situations unsolved with his death to his successor, the vice president. It was then questioned whether vice president Harry Truman could carry out the presidential role in times of tension with a potent force, the soviet union. After Roosevelt’s death, Truman had no other option but to step into the presidency with little preparation that he had. This made Americans think that, in the times of nuclear weapons, the **vice president should be well informed and ready to take the role if necessary**.

It suggested that the vice president should be more involved in political activities that concern the president. Following those events, the vice presidency started to be more implemented into an inner circle of the executive branch and administration.

As the years passed since then, the **role and responsibilities of vice presidents have grown**.

The **nuclear arms race showed** how important it is for the vice president to be informed and involved in current situations that concern the well-being of the nation. This outlined the **significance of the vice presidency.**

**Abigail Adams** was the first lady during the early days of the U.S. government when the roles of the first lady were limited. She sets an example of informal, “behind the curtains” supporter, advice giver, and other social functions. Adams served as a support and closest advisor to her husband during his long political career. This was all done in a private role, not as much of a public function as nowadays.

The role of the first lady today is a public one, and she even carries out certain political actions, mainly not formal, considering that she is not an elected official. This more public way started with the first lady **Eleanor Roosevelt**, who traveled and verbalized on behalf of her husband’s political policies. She was expressing her worries and opinion as well. Ever since then, a lot of first ladies have played a significant role in society.

**Abigail Adams** had an important role as the first lady in a **private, informal way**, while **Eleanor Roosevelt** approached the role of the first lady in a **public and formal way** voicing her opinion and aiding Democratic candidates as well.