The History of the 25th Amendment
Georgetown University Law Center professor Heidi Li Feldman discusses the history of the 25th Amendment.
Description
Georgetown University Law Center professor Heidi Li Feldman discusses the history of the 25th Amendment.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe what section 4 of the 25th Amendment does.
- How was the original process for presidential succession too vague? What are historical examples of this?
- How did the Kennedy assassination impact the passage of the 25th Amendment?
- Why was the 25th Amendment necessary?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Constitution
- Dwight Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Succession
- Twenty-fifth Amendment
- Vice-president