Here is a list of the vice presidents of the United States, from the worst to the best, and what the law and tradition say their job should be.

 The Vice President of the United States is also the President of the Senate, but they cannot vote unless there is a tie. This is written in Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution, a section about the rules of the U.S. Senate.

The vice president is responsible for confirming the results of the presidential election. In the United States, the President is elected by voters, but not directly. Under the Electoral College system, people vote for electors who support the leading candidates’ parties. After the November elections, these electors tally the results and send them to Congress. Congress then officially counts the votes.

The vice president, as President of the Senate, plays an important role here. Although this is largely ceremonial, the vice president must open the Electoral College certificates from the state meetings and count them in front of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. All of this happens on January 6th, after the election on November 5th.

The vice president has to meet the exact basic requirements expected of the elected and inaugurated President because they would take over in the event of the elected President’s death or resignation. The Qualifications Clause of the Constitution, in Article II, Section 1, says that the vice president and the President must be 35 years or older, be a natural-born citizen of the United States, and have lived in the country for at least 14 years.

The vice president must be available to the President and other high-ranking government officials. So they live and work very close to the White House, where the President lives and has a lot of office space. 

One of the vice president’s main jobs is to be ready to take over as President if the position becomes vacant. This can happen if the President dies, is found guilty of a crime and removed from the job, or resigns or is removed by the President’s team. The 25th Amendment to the Constitution covers all of these situations.

While a vice president has only a few officially required roles and responsibilities, they have plenty of time, connections, and influence to act as an advisor and deputy to the President of the United States.

Some vice presidents may act as senior members of the President’s team. They help propose or draft bills or strategies and then present them to members of Congress. 

Vice presidents are sometimes asked to represent the office of the presidency as elected members of the United States government.