20th Amendment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:19th_Amendment
gptkbp:affects congressional sessions
presidential inauguration
the terms of office for federal officials
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:none
gptkb:Article_II_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:enacted_by January 23, 1933
gptkbp:established January 20 as the inauguration date for the President
January 3 as the inauguration date for Congress
start dates for presidential and congressional terms
gptkbp:has_impact_on the timing of presidential elections
gptkbp:has_part If the president-elect dies, the vice president-elect becomes president.
Congressional terms begin on January 3
Presidential terms begin on January 20
Congress has the power to determine the time of choosing electors.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 20th Amendment
gptkbp:impact Increases government efficiency.
gptkbp:influenced_by 20th century political changes
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_George_W._Norris
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal cases regarding presidential succession
court cases regarding election laws.
gptkbp:is_discussed_in constitutional law courses
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:the_Lame_Duck_Amendment
gptkb:Lame_Duck_Amendment
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some Republican lawmakers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:is_referenced_in political discussions about election reforms
gptkbp:is_related_to the 21st Amendment
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Constitution
If Congress does not assemble, the terms of office shall not end.
gptkbp:proposed_by March 2, 1932
gptkbp:provides for the succession of the President and Vice President
gptkbp:reduces the time between election and inauguration
gptkbp:related_to Lame Duck period
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:none
the lame duck period
gptkbp:resulted_in the 1932 presidential election
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:significance changing the start date of federal terms
Reduces the time between election and taking office.