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The 72nd Congress proposed the Twentieth Amendment on March 2, 1932, and the amendment was ratified by the following states. [7] The Amendment was adopted on January 23, 1933, after 36 states, being three-fourths of the then-existing 48 states, ratified the Amendment.
January 23, 1933: The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 36) to become part of the Constitution. February 20, 1933: Approved an amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, and submitted it to state ratifying conventions for ratification
Since the early 20th century, Congress has, on several occasions, stipulated that an amendment must be ratified by the required number of states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states in order to become part of the Constitution.
Inauguration Day has officially been Jan. 20 (or Jan. 21 if the 20th falls on a Sunday) since 1937, after the 20th Amendment was passed, ... According to the 20th Amendment, if a new president has ...
So, 10 Amendments were ratified in two years, and one in 202 years. Patience is virtue. Proposed amendment would keep Supreme Court at nine justices.
The date and time of the ceremony are spelled out in the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution. The ceremony always takes place on January 20, unless it’s a Sunday — then it is moved to ...
The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on January 23, 1933. This moved the date of all regularly-scheduled presidential inaugurations subsequent to the 1933 inauguration from March 4 to January 20.
Former Tennessee Attorney General Paul G. Summers writes this regular civics education guest opinion column about the U.S. Constitution.