U.S. Constitution AnnotatedAmendment 20

Amendment 20

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Commentary

Twentieth Amendment Presidential Term and Succession

Section 1 Terms
- Presidential and Congressional Terms
Section 2 Meetings of Congress
- Date When Congress Shall Meet
Section 3 Succession
- Presidential Succession
Section 4 Congress and Presidential Succession
- Congress's Power to Provide Further for Presidential Succession
Section 5 Effective Date
- Effective Date of Sections 1 and 2 of Twentieth Amendment
Section 6 Ratification
- Ratification of Twentieth Amendment

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