20th Amendment to the United States Constitution

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	January 23, 1933
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States Members of Congress
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:category	gptkb:1933_in_American_law gptkb:Presidency_of_the_United_States gptkb:Amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:clarity	Presidential succession if President-elect dies before taking office Congressional authority to choose President or Vice President if no candidate qualifies
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:21st_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	20th Amendment to the United States Constitution
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Lame_Duck_Amendment
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:19th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:purpose	Reduce the time between the election and the beginning of presidential, vice presidential, and congressional terms
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:replacedBy	previous March 4 start date for presidential terms previous March 4 start date for congressional terms
gptkbp:section	6
gptkbp:setsCongressStartDate	January 3
gptkbp:setsInaugurationDate	January 20 for President and Vice President
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:20th_Amendment
gptkbp:yearProposed	March 2, 1932
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3