Part B Select two sentences below that best support the correct answers in Part A.
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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
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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.
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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
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