Electoral College Reforms in the United States
Explore the pivotal amendments to the U.S. Constitution that shaped the nation's political landscape, including the Twelfth Amendment's electoral reforms, the Seventeenth Amendment's direct senatorial elections, the Twentieth Amendment's reduction of lame duck periods, the Twenty-second Amendment's presidential term limits, the Twenty-fifth Amendment's succession protocols, and the Twenty-seventh Amendment's congressional pay limitations.
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Before the amendment, each elector voted twice for President, and the runner-up became ______.
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The election of ______ resulted in a tie, demonstrating the flaws of the original electoral system.
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The ______ Amendment requires electors to vote separately for President and ______.
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The amendment aimed to prevent both President and Vice President from being from the ______ state.
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It established that the Vice President must meet the qualifications to take over the ______ if needed.
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Year Seventeenth Amendment Ratified
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Pre-Seventeenth Amendment Senator Selection
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Seventeenth Amendment Provision for Vacancies
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The ______ Amendment, ratified in 1933, was designed to shorten the 'lame duck' period for the President and Congress.
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Before the amendment, new terms for the President and Congress began in ______, leading to a lengthy gap after the November elections.
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By moving the start dates, the amendment aimed to expedite the ______ of power.
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transition
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Twenty-second Amendment ratification year
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Ratified in 1951
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Maximum terms for U.S. presidency after amendment
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Limited to two terms
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Maximum years as president if succeeding as vice president
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Maximum of ten years
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In case the U.S. President is incapacitated, the amendment allows the Vice President to temporarily take over the ______ duties.
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President's
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The amendment provides a mechanism for the President to communicate their own ______ to serve, or for the Vice President and a majority of the ______ to declare the President unable.
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It ensures the ______ of executive leadership by detailing the line of succession beyond the Vice President.
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Ratification year of the Twenty-seventh Amendment
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Original proposal date of the Twenty-seventh Amendment
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Effect of the Twenty-seventh Amendment on congressional pay raises
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21
The foundational legal document of the U.S. has been altered ______ times through amendments.
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Amendments like the Congressional Apportionment Amendment and the Titles of Nobility Amendment are still ______ despite Congressional approval.
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The Equal Rights Amendment and the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment missed their ______ deadlines, but efforts to pass them persist.
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To amend the U.S. Constitution, a ______ in Congress and approval by ______ of the states are required.
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