Amendment XXV

Section 1. In case of the removal of the

President from office or of his

death or resignation, the Vice

President shall become President.

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the

office of the Vice President, the

President shall nominate a Vice

President who shall take office

upon confirmation by a majority

vote of both Houses of Congress.

This amendment to the Constitution made it

possible for

(1) voters to elect Franklin D. Roosevelt to a

fourth term as president in 1944

(2) Gerald Ford to become president when

Richard Nixon left office in 1974

(3) the House of Representatives to impeach

President Bill Clinton in 1998

(4) the Supreme Court to rule on the counting of

votes in Florida in the presidential election of

2000

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31 July, 18:30

Amendment XXV

Section 1. In case of the removal of the

President from office or of his

death or resignation, the Vice

President shall become President.

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the

office of the Vice President, the

President shall nominate a Vice

President who shall take office

upon confirmation by a majority

vote of both Houses of Congress.

This amendment to the Constitution made it

possible for

(1) voters to elect Franklin D. Roosevelt to a

fourth term as president in 1944

(2) Gerald Ford to become president when

Richard Nixon left office in 1974

(3) the House of Representatives to impeach

President Bill Clinton in 1998

(4) the Supreme Court to rule on the counting of

votes in Florida in the presidential election of

2000

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Dodger · Answer 1

This amendment to the Constitution made it possible for " (2) Gerald Ford to become president when Richard Nixon left office in 1974" since e resigned.