Twenty-fifth Amendment

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

“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