Twenty-Fifth Amendment

AuthorDennis J. Mahoney
Pages2741

Page 2741

Congress proposed the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in July 1965, and ratification by the state legislatures was completed in February 1967. The amendment revised the constitutional provisions dealing with PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION, specifically providing that when a vacancy occurs in the office of President the Vice-President becomes (rather than "acts as") President. The amendment also provides for the orderly transfer of executive power in the event of a temporary presidential disability and for filling a vacancy in the office of Vice-President.

DENNIS J. MAHONEY

(1986)

Bibliography

FEERICK, JOHN D. 1976 The Twenty-Fifth Amendment. New York: Fordham University Press.

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