25th Amendment
The 25th amendment has been introduced to the list of the other amendments under the constitution in order to have plans organized in the chance that either the President or the Vice President can no longer perform their duties in the white house due to a health concern or in the case that one of them has died. This amendment has been divided into four different sections, each section represents the different successions that are taken in the certain circumstances that may occur.
The first section of the 25th amendment states that in the case of either the president dying or the president’s resignation then the vice president shall become president. The second section of the amendment covers the circumstances when there is a vacancy in the vice presidential office then the President shall nominate a Vice President after there is an accepted vote from both houses of congress. The third section states that: “Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President (Find Law)”. The fourth and final section of this amendment states that whenever the Vice President or the House of Representatives find that the president cannot fulfill his job any longer than the Vice President shall assume the powers and duties and become the new acting President.
In the history of the 25th amendment it has only been put to use five different times. The first time it was called into action was in 1973 when former president Richard Nixon had to nominate a new vice president after previous vice president Spiro Agnew was forced to resign on charges of tax evasion who was then succeeded by the very popular Gerald Ford. The next time that the amendment was brought into play was a
The first section of the 25th amendment states that in the case of either the president dying or the president’s resignation then the vice president shall become president. The second section of the amendment covers the circumstances when there is a vacancy in the vice presidential office then the President shall nominate a Vice President after there is an accepted vote from both houses of congress. The third section states that: “Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President (Find Law)”. The fourth and final section of this amendment states that whenever the Vice President or the House of Representatives find that the president cannot fulfill his job any longer than the Vice President shall assume the powers and duties and become the new acting President.
In the history of the 25th amendment it has only been put to use five different times. The first time it was called into action was in 1973 when former president Richard Nixon had to nominate a new vice president after previous vice president Spiro Agnew was forced to resign on charges of tax evasion who was then succeeded by the very popular Gerald Ford. The next time that the amendment was brought into play was a
Cited: Law: For legal Professionals: US Constitution, 25th amendment http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment25/ “Charters of freedom: A new world at hand” http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html