Which of the following BEST explains why President Lyndon Johnson, subsequent to President Kennedy's assassination, did not have the support of a Vice President?

A. His Vice President proved to be too inexperienced to perform his duties.

B. His Vice President had to resign immediately due to allegations of tax evasion.

C. The office remained vacant because there were no procedures for naming a new Vice President.

D. While the 25th amendment allowed president Johnson to appoint a Vice President, his nominee was tied up in congressional hearings and interviews for most of Johnson's first term.

It's C. The 25th Amendment (the one that goes over what to do about a vice president if the current vice president becomes president) wasn't ratified until after Kennedy's assassination.

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scouteo scouteo · Answer 2 · 2020-04-19T02:14:10+02:00

The correct answer is C) the office remained vacant because there were no procedures for naming a new Vice President.

The statement that BEST explains why President Lyndon Johnson, subsequent to President Kennedy's assassination, did not have the support of a Vice President is "the office remained vacant because there were no procedures for naming a new Vice President.

Lyndon B. Johnson was the Vice president of the United States President when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. That is why he immediately became the new President. However, the US political system did not have an alternative for this situation, that the Vice president assumed the Presidency and there was no method to name a new vice president. Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the presidency on November 22, 1963, and he left the administration until 1969.