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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:constitutional_law
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gptkbp:affects
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gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
Members of Congress
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:historicalName
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addressed the problem of 'lame duck' sessions in Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lame Duck Amendment
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Lame_Duck_Amendment
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gptkbp:number
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gptkb:20th_Amendment
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:proposedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:purpose
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to reduce the time between the election and the beginning of presidential, vice presidential, and congressional terms
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gptkbp:ratifiedBy
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January 23, 1933
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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previous inauguration date of March 4
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gptkbp:section
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Congress must assemble at least once a year, beginning at noon on January 3
Addresses what happens if the President-elect dies before taking office
Sets the terms of the President and Vice President to end at noon on January 20, and of Senators and Representatives at noon on January 3
Gives Congress the power to legislate in case of death of President or Vice President-elect
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:20th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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