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The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3. It also has provisions that determine what is to be done when there is no president-elect. The Twentieth ...
The Twentieth Amendment may refer to the: Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1933), established some details of presidential succession and of the beginning and ending of the terms of elected federal officials; Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India (1966), relating to the appointment of judiciary
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.
The Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, “The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and ...
It was the first inauguration to take place on January 20 per the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This was also the first time the vice president took the oath of office on the inaugural platform rather than in the Senate Chamber. [1]
Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twentieth Amendment, however, changed the opening date for sessions to noon on the third day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. The Twentieth Amendment also states that the Congress shall assemble at least once every year, and allows the Congress to determine its convening and adjournment dates and other dates and ...
A couple has been arrested after authorities say they performed a botched circumcision on their son at their central Missouri home last week.. Prosecutors charged Tyler Wade Gibson, 35, with one ...