Amend25W4

= The Twenty - Fifth Amendment =

Answer: There were many issues that prompted the creation of the 25th amendment. One of these major issues was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. This means that he was not able to finish his job as being president. Since they had no president, who was going to take control of the country? So, Congress made a wise decision to make changes to the Constitution and solve the problem. They decided that when the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office for a purpose, the Vice President will take over. Another major problem was when President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia only after 31 days in office. To solve the issue, Vice President John Tyler took his position, and became the 10th president of the United States. These are examples of issues that prompted the creation of the 25th amendment. (C.P.)
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 * 1. What issues prompted the creation of the 25th amendment?**

http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2015/02/how-jfks-assassination-led-to-a-constitutional-amendment-2/
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 * 2. What impact did the 25th amendment have on society?**

**Q1. When was this amendment first used?** Answer:

The first 25th amendment was first used in 1973 when Congressman Gerald R. Ford of Michigan was nominated by President Richard Nixon to take the place of Vice President Spiro Agnew who resigned. (C.P.)

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Answer: After the Speaker of House dies, there are 15 people that will take over. The first person that takes over after the Speaker of House dies is the President pro tempore of the Senate. Next would be the Secretary of State that would take place. Then the Secretary of Defense, and several more. (C.P.)
 * Q2. Who would take over if the Speaker of House dies? **

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 * Q3. Did more people originally agree or disagree with the idea of the amendment? **

The majority of people agreed with the idea of this amendment. It is proven by the number of states that ratified it and did not ratify it. 47 out of 50 states participated in the ratification. (C.P.)

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Answer: The president that certified the 25th amendment was President Lyndon Johnson. It was certified on February 23, 1967. (J.R.)
 * Q4. Which president certified the amendment? **

http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/exhibits/amendment25/25thamendment.html

Answer: 47 states have agreed to ratify the amendment. Some examples of states were Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. Nebraska ratified it on July 12, 1965, Wisconsin ratified it on July 13,1965, and Oklahoma ratified it on July 16, 1965. (C.P.)
 * Q5. In what states did people participate in the ratification of the amendment? **

[] Answer: The amendment was proposed by the U.S. Congress on July 6, 1965. It was then ratified on February 10, 1967. (C.P.)
 * Q6. When was the amendment ratified? **

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Answer: The states that refused to ratify the amendment are North Dakota, Georgia, and South Carolina. (C.P.)
 * Q7. Which states were not participants in the ratification of the amendment? **

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Answer: Before the 25th amendment, there was a confusion regarding the procedures and who would replace the president if he would die, resign, or be removed from office. (C.P.)
 * Q8. What type of problems did the United States face before this amendment was ratified? **

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Answer: On January 6, 1965, Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana and Representative Emanuel Celler of New York suggested for clarifying and defining the rules for presidential succession. That means what happens if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office. (C.P.)
 * Q9. Who proposed the amendment? **

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Answer: The process of ratification for the 25th amendment took exactly 584 days. It started on July 12, 1965 from the state of Nebraska, and ended on May 25, 1967 from the state of Florida. (C.P.)
 * Q10. How long did the process of ratification take? **

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John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. This tragic event led to Lyndon Johnson, the vice president, having to take control as president. This is why the 25th amendment was made.

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This news article explains the 25th amendment. The 25th amendment states that if the President of the U.S. is removed from office, dies, or succeeds, the Vice President is to take over. This also goes for the Vice President. If something happens to him/her, the next person in line will take over, which is the Speaker of House. After that, the Senate president pro tempore takes position, and then the Cabinet members are next in line. In order, the Cabinet members are: Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and Secretary of Homeland Security. All of these people will act as the President temporarily until a new president is elected, or the original one is once again able to fufill his/her duties. The most recent incident was when the Vice President took the position of the President temporarily occurred on July 13 in 1855. President Ronald Regan of the U.S. underwent surgery to have his colon cancer removed. So, Vice President George H. W. Bush takes over as President temporarily for eight hours until the real President was recovered. This is a summary of the news article which explains the 25th amendment.
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The 25th amendment is still very relevant and significant today. If anything were to happen to our President (death, removal, succession), there will always be a temporary replacement for him/her, so the office would never be vacant and everyone will still have a set of rules to follow. The first replacement would be the Vice President. However, if anything were to happen with the Vice President, we still have many more people that will temporarily take position, such as the Speaker of House, the Senate president pro tempore, and all of the Cabinet members. This is continue until a new president is elected, or the President comes back into office, and performs his/her regular tasks. The 25th amendment really helps our government to be prepared for any upcoming events that can even come unexcitingly. If the 25th amendment never existed, and our President was not in office, we wouldn't have anyone to take position. Everyone would be panicking, and our whole country would be uncontrolled because there is nobody that will rule the people. Our whole government would collapse. Therefore, the 25th amendment is still very relevant and significant today.
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