Twenty-fifth Amendment
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an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1967, establishing the succession to the presidency in the event of the president's death, resignation, or incapacity.
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“Night of Camp David” was published the same year that Congress passed the Twenty-fifth Amendment, which clarified the procedure for removing a President who is no longer able to carry out his duties.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 22, 2019
To fend off that possibility, the Twenty-fifth Amendment was added to the Constitution in February, 1967.
From The New Yorker • May 1, 2017
Over the years, the use, or misuse, of the Twenty-fifth Amendment has been irresistible to novelists and screenwriters, but political observers dismiss the idea.
From The New Yorker • May 1, 2017
Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution allows for the removal of a President who can no longer discharge his duties but is unable or unwilling to say so.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 18, 2017
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