20th Amendment

History

• Proposal - March 2nd, 1932
• Ratified - January 23rd, 1933

What is the 20th Amendment

• The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the President and Vice President from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3.

cont...

• The Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution addresses the terms of elected Federal officials, including the President, Vice-President, and members of Congress. Specifically, it defines the actual dates on which those terms begin and end.

Finally

• The 20th Amendment sets guidelines of when someone is sworn in as president and vice president. It's somewhat of a "Just in case" Law.