The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

, is indirectly elected

Indirect election

Indirect election is a process in which voters in an election don't actually choose between candidates for an office but rather elect persons who will then make the choice. It is one of the oldest form of elections and is still used today for many upper houses and presidents...

 by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term. The Vice President is the first person in the presidential line of succession

United States presidential line of succession

The United States presidential line of succession defines who may become or act as President of the United States upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office of a sitting president or a president-elect.- Current order :This is a list of the current presidential line of...

, ascending to the Presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President.

Under the Constitution, the Vice President is President of the United States Senate.