Simple Civics
What is the 25th Amendment?
4/15/2022 | 2m 21s
Explore how the 25th amendment cleared confusion about the transfer of presidential power.
The constitution is clear about what needs to happen when a United States president dies, but it fails to address what should happen if the president is alive but unable to perform their duties. In the 1960s, Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana authored the 25th amendment to lay out how a president may be deemed unfit to hold office and how the transfer of power should take place.
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Simple Civics is a local public television program presented by WFYI
Simple Civics
What is the 25th Amendment?
4/15/2022 | 2m 21s
The constitution is clear about what needs to happen when a United States president dies, but it fails to address what should happen if the president is alive but unable to perform their duties. In the 1960s, Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana authored the 25th amendment to lay out how a president may be deemed unfit to hold office and how the transfer of power should take place.
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