Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Article_I_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Article_II_of_the_United_States_Constitution |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Lame_Duck_Amendment
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States_federal_government
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:21st_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
20th Amendment (1933)
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| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:19th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to reduce the time between the election and the beginning of presidential, vice presidential, and congressional terms
|
| gptkbp:ratifiedBy |
January 23, 1933
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| gptkbp:section |
Terms of Senators and Representatives end at noon on January 3
Congress must assemble at least once a year, beginning January 3 Terms of the President and Vice President end at noon on January 20 Specifies the amendment is inoperative unless ratified within seven years Addresses presidential succession if the president-elect dies before taking office Allows Congress to provide for cases where neither a president-elect nor a vice president-elect qualifies Specifies the amendment takes effect on the 15th day of October following ratification |
| gptkbp:set |
start date for presidential and vice presidential terms as January 20
start date for congressional terms as January 3 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_vice_presidential_elections
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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