| Term | Definition |
| Vice President | Who is first in line in the presidential succession? |
| Joe Biden | Who will be the Vice President with Barack Obama? |
| Speaker of the House | Who is second in line in the presidential succession? |
| Nancy Pelosi | Who is the current Speaker of the House? |
| President Pro Tempore | Who is third in line in the presidential succession? |
| Robert Byrd | Who is the current president pro tempore? |
| Secretary of State | Who is fourth in line in the presidential succession? |
| Condoleezza Rice | Who is the current Secretary of State? |
| Secretary of Defense | Who is fifth in line in the presidential succession? |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Who is eighteenth in line in the presidential succession? |