The 25th Amendment and the Reagan Assassination Attempt
Author Cass Sunstein discussed the 25th Amendment and the process of determining that a president is unable to to discharge the powers and duties of the office. Mr. Sunstein was a lawyer during the Ronald Reagan administration and recounts his experiences with the 25th Amendment during the assassination attempt.
Description
Author Cass Sunstein discussed the 25th Amendment and the process of determining that a president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office. Mr. Sunstein was a lawyer during the Ronald Reagan administration and recounts his experiences with the 25th Amendment during the assassination attempt.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Under what circumstances can a President be removed from office under the 25th Amendment of the Constitution?
- Explain the reason for the creation of the 25th Amendment.
- What is the process for removing the President under the 25th Amendment? Why is this difficult?
- Explain how the 25th Amendment relate to the Reagan assassination attempt?
Additional Resource
- Bell Ringer: President Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt
Del Quentin Wilber, author of Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan, recreated the afternoon of March 30, 1981. On that day, John Hinckley, Jr., fired six bullets at President Reagan, who had just completed a speech to the AFL-CIO at the Washington Hilton.
Participants
Vocabulary
- 25th Amendment
- Cabinet
- Constitution
- Disability
- Executive
- Kennedy Assassination
- President
- Ronald Reagan
- Vice President