What about the relationship between the president and vice president has changed since the earliest days of -?
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What about the relationship between the president and vice president has changed since the earliest days of the United States government?
In the early days, the vice presidency was person that came in second in the elections. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were this way. So the vice president was actually a political rival. In 1804, the 12th amendment required the Vice President to be elected on a separate ballot by the electoral college, since then the vice president has been a “running mate”
It wasn’t until the 25th amendment that the succession of presidents was formalized.
VP’s have ranged from being very involved (in the case of Dick Cheney) or nearly transparent (Dan Quayle, Thomas Marshall) From Adams to Wilson, not VP actually attended cabinet meetings. Since the VP doesn’t really have much power, they are more of a spokesperson or good will ambassador.