“Constitutional Amendments” Series – Amendment XX – “Date Changes for Presidency, Congress, and Succession”

Portrait of Senator George Norris, the author of the first resolution that ultimately created the Twentieth Amendment, c. 1910. (Public Domain) Amendment Twenty to the Constitution was ratified on January 23, 1933. It changed the original calendar dates for the president and vice president’s terms from March 4 to January 20. For those in Congress, … Continue reading “Constitutional Amendments” Series – Amendment XX – “Date Changes for Presidency, Congress, and Succession”