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Question: What will happen if the President is removed from the office or of his death or resignation? |
Answer: The Vice President shall become the President. |
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Question: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, who becomes the Vice President in his place? |
Answer: The President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. |
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Question: What is a President's written declaration? |
Answer: If the President feels like he or she is unable to perform the duties of the office, the President can submit a written declaration to Congress and the Vice President will take over as commander in chief. |
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Question: Who was the first Vice President to take over for Presidency? |
Answer: John Tyler, the 10th president became president after William Henry Harrison died after a month of being President. |
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Question: When was the 25th Amendment adopted? |
Answer: The 25th Amendment was adopted by the states in 1967 with Nebraska and Wisconsin being the first states to ratify it and Nevada the 38th state and the last state needed to have a 3/4 majority. |
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Question: Why was the 25th Amendment passed? |
Answer: The 25th Amendment was passed in order to clarify what happens upon the death, removal, or resignation of the President or Vice President and how the Presidency is temporarily if the President becomes disabled and cannot fulfill his responsibilities. |
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Question: What event caused Congress to propose this Amendment? |
Answer: Congress finally proposed this Amendment in the aftermath of President Kennedy's assassination, with the Vice Presidency vacant and a President who had previously had a heart attack. |
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Question: When did the first use of the 25th Amendment occur? |
Answer: In 1973, when President Richard Nixon nominated Congressman Gerald R. Ford to fill the vacancy left by Vice President Spiro Agnew's resignation. |
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Question: When was the 25th Amendment proposed and ratified? |
Answer: The 25th Amendment was proposed on July 6, 1965 and ratified on February 10, 1967. |
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Question: What section of the 25th Amendment has never been used? What does this section allow? |
Answer: The 4th or last section of the 25th Amendment has never been used. This section gives the Vice President and Congress the ability to remove the President if the commander in chief is unable to fulfill his duties. |
