Article 2, Section 1, Paragraph 1
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:
Together with the Vice President
A vice when used as a prefix, is someone who serves in place of the regular office holder. The person can serve as a substitute. It was important to make sure that there was someone who could handle the responsibilities of the president in various things.
This would make sure that the executive branch of government would have someone capable of taking the office over should anything happen to the president.
Biblical examples demonstrate this to be the best system of leadership. Where there have been "vice" leaders that later took over the position of leadership, a country can continue to prosper and be at peace. Precedence is found with Moses and Joshua. Joshua was the servant of Moses, acting as a personal secretary and witness. He had excellent leadership ability and was able to continue seamlessly in the office of Moses when Moses died.
Elijah was told to find Elisha and commission him to wear the "vest" of prophet. Elisha learned a great deal being with Elijah, and was able to take the work over seamlessly. Gehazi did not. Even though Gehazi had been Elisha’s servant, and was faithful, Gehazi was after fame, fortune and self-interests, II Kings 5.
Where there was not a relationship between the leader and the assistant, there is a fragmentation and destruction of the office. Often children do not fill the role well of their parents. The parents do not instill the proper values in the children, because they are taken up with directing the affairs of society. Examples of poor parenting include Moses, Samuel, Solomon, Gideon, etc.
A good vice president would be in a position of being able to learn a great deal about leadership if the president was a godly person. The vice president could then run for office and aptly handle the job. History has proven this is not a rule however (for example Reagan-Bush).
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