This question has two parts. First, answer Part A Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Select the two factors that, according to the passage, most strongly influence whether a vice president will be
remembered?
the era in which the vice president served
the vice president's ascent to the presidency
the public's opinion on whether the vice president is admirable
the president under whom the vice president served
the vice president's participation in an illegal or dishonorable act
Part B
Select two sentences below that best support the correct answers in Part A.
3 The vice presidency is second in importance only to the presidency. The majority of vice presidents have
done an admirable job, yet most Americans can name only a handful of vice presidents since John Adams, our
first vice president, took office in 1789
4 There have, of course, been memorable vice presidents, but most of them are remembered because they
went on to become president. They include John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Johnson,
Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and George H. W. Bush Some of these
men were elected, but others became president when the current president died in office. It is often said that the
vice presidency is just a heartbeat away from the presidency, these men were living proof that this is true
5 A few vice presidents are remembered for more negative reasons. Aaron Burr was vice president from 1801
to 1805 under Thomas Jefferson. In 1804, while still vice president, Burr ran for governor of New York but lost to
Alexander Hamilton Burr then challenged Hamilton to a duel and killed him. The New Jersey grand jury
determined that Burr was guilty of murder, but he was never arrested, and he served out his term