TAILIEUCHUNG - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 10 P16

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 10 P16 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 138 TWENTY-FIFTH AMENDMENT of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration or if Congress is not in session within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President otherwise the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office. The Twenty-fifth Amendment was proposed on July 6 1965 and ratified on February 10 1967. The amendment establishes the procedure for replacing the president or vice president when either office is vacant. The amendment which was proposed in the aftermath of the assassination of President john f. Kennedy in 1963 has been used during the presidential terms of RICHARD M. NIXON GERALD R. FORD and RONALD REAGAN. Section 1 of the amendment states that in the event of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation the Vice President shall become President. This section reaffirmed a precedent set by Vice President john tyler in 1841 when President william henry harrison died after only one month in office. Tyler rejected the concept of serving as acting president during the remaining 47 months of Harrison s term. Instead he announced that he would assume the full duties and powers of the office and become president. Section 2 of the amendment established a new procedure for .

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