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Section 2 provides a mechanism for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. Before the Twenty-fifth Amendment, a vice-presidential vacancy continued until a new vice president took office at the start of the next presidential term; the vice presidency had become vacant several times due to death, resignation, or succession to the presidency, and these vacancies had often lasted several years.
The Ninth Amendment (Amendment IX) to the United States Constitution addresses rights, retained by the people, that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution. It is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment was introduced during the drafting of the Bill of Rights when some of the American founders became concerned that future ...
The 1st Congress submitted the amendment to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789, along with 11 other proposed amendments (Articles I–XII). The last ten Articles were ratified in 1791 to become the Bill of Rights , but the first two, the Twenty-seventh Amendment and the proposed Congressional Apportionment Amendment , were not ...
The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution established a nationally standardized minimum age of 18 for participation in state and local elections. It was proposed by Congress on March 28. , 1971, and it was ratified by three-quarters of the states by July 1, 1971. Various public officials had supported ...
25 is the sum of the five consecutive single-digit odd natural numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. 25 is a centered octagonal number, [1] a centered square number, [2] a centered octahedral number, [3] and an automorphic number. [4] 25 percent (%) is equal to 1 4 . It is the smallest decimal Friedman number as it can be expressed by its own ...
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in ...
Ellis Island Medal of Honor (1986) [25] [26] Freedoms Foundation's President's Medal (1995) [27] Muhammad Ali Entrepreneur Award (2007) [28] Unicorn Children's Foundation's Shining Star Award (2008) [29] Palm Beach Police Foundation's Palm Tree Award (2010) [30] Lois Pope LIFE Foundation's Presidential Hero Award (2011) [31]
Title IX; Long title: An Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the General Education Provisions Act (creating a National Foundation for Postsecondary Education and a National Institute of Education), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, and related Acts, and for other purposes.