20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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Statements (27)
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gptkb:constitutional_law
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January 23, 1933
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
Members of Congress |
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gptkb:Lame_Duck_Amendment
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:1933_in_American_law |
| gptkbp:changes |
start date of presidential and congressional terms
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January 3
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:21st_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
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20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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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_U.S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:presidentialTermBegins |
January 20
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to reduce the time between the election of federal officials and the beginning of their terms
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| gptkbp:ratifiedBy |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:section |
6
Amendment is inoperative unless ratified within seven years Terms of the President and Vice President end at noon on January 20; terms of Senators and Representatives end at noon on January 3 Procedures if the President-elect dies before taking office Congress shall assemble at least once a year, beginning at noon on January 3 Sections 1 and 2 take effect on the 15th day of October following ratification Congress may provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President |
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gptkb:20th_Amendment
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gptkb:19th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
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5
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