Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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 Amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933.
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- An examination of the proposed Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: being the so-called... - James A. Emery
- Speech of Joseph Kent, of Maryland, in support of an amendment to the Constitution to restrain the veto power... - Joseph Kent
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