Amend25C1

=25C1= =Twenty-Fifth Amendment=

//By Cassidy, Catterin, Maino// 10 questions about 25th amendment
== If the president is ill or disabled to work or dies, the vice president has permission to take place as the president until further notice, or when president is better and able to work again- Cassidy, Catterin, Maino ==

Yes, because the Vice President has to have the same power as the President in order to do his job.

8. When was this amendment passed? Maino
This amendment was passed in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

9. What was the cause to pass this amendment? Maino
The cause was, before this amendment was passed, the Constitution didn't specify who would take the President's place and due to the lack of clarity, the Vice President and President had to handle this problem themselves. This caused the them to clarify who would take over the President during his absence.

10. How many presidents have used this amendment? Cassidy, Catterin, Maino
Until the amendment was ratified, the President and/or the Vice President were absent 16 times and this amendment was used 6 times.

The first use of this amendment occured in 1973 when President Richard Nixon nominated Congressman Gerald R. Ford of Michigan to fill the vacancy left by Vice President Spiro Agnew's resignation.
= source: www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov- Maino =



Lyndon B. Johnson - Cassidy, Catterin, Maino