Amendment 20

 

The 20th Amendment changed the dates when the president, vice president, and members of Congress take office. It moved the start of presidential terms to January 20 and congressional terms to January 3. This was done to shorten the “lame-duck” period—the time when outgoing officials are still in power after an election—so the new leaders can begin working sooner.


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