American Government — System of Government · Question 27 of 128
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Practice answer: The Speaker of the House
Why this is the answer
If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, the Speaker of the House becomes President. The Speaker is next in the presidential line of succession.
On the 2026 citizenship test, a USCIS officer asks up to 20 questions from the official 128-question pool — answering 12 correctly passes.
Study translations and question index
Practice index: 27. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:27:es
Si tanto el Presidente como el Vicepresidente ya no pueden servir, ¿quién se convierte en Presidente?
El Presidente de la Cámara de Representantes
العربية — practice:27:ar
إذا لم يعد كل من الرئيس ونائب الرئيس قادرين على أداء مهامهما، فمن يصبح الرئيس؟
رئيس مجلس النواب
Official syllabus and legal sources
M-1778 (09/25) — 2025 USCIS syllabus. Retrieved 2026-10-15. Check current USCIS answers.
- 8 U.S.C. § 1423 — English, history and civics requirements
- 8 C.F.R. § 312.2 — Knowledge of history and government
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