The 20th Amendment to the US Constitution was written by Senator George Norris in 1932. The amendment allowed the presidential inauguration date to be moved from March to January. It was ratified on January 23, 1933.
Senator George W. Norris proposed the 20th amendment to shorten the time period between elections and inauguration.
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The 20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment madethe 20th of January Inauguration Day.
The 20th Amendment madethe 20th of January Inauguration Day.
The 20th amendment to the U.S. constitution enforces the commencement of the terms of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress.
The 20th Amendment madethe 20th of January Inauguration Day.
The 20th Amendment specifies that the President and Vice President shall begin their terms of office on January 20th. The Amendment was ratified on January 23,
12th Amendment- Revises presidential election procedures 20th Amendment- New President takes office on January 20th 22nd Amendment- President can only have 2 terms 25th Amendment- Rules for who becomes president if something happens to the president
When the 16th amendment was passed on February 3rd, 1913, the president was William Howard Taft. When the 17th amendment was passed on April 8th, 1913 the president was Woodrow Wilson.
The 20th amendment sets out the term limits for the president, which is important because even the president needs rules. It also describes who becomes president if something happens to him.
The 20th Amendment, ratified in 1933, moved the date of the President's inauguration to January 20 from March 4.
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President Woodrow Wilson