POL_SC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Bicameralism, Fifteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Equal Protection Clause
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What do they do: the way in which a president is elected was changed. It states in article two section one that the candidate with the most amount of electoral votes would become president and the runner up to this candidate would be the vice president. The 12th amendment revised article two in that the candidates running for office are either running specifically for president or vice president. Amendments that have something to do with the presidency included the 20th, 22nd, 23rd, and. The 20th amendment sets the terms of the president, vice president, and congress. The 22nd amendment sets a limit of 2 terms a president can serve. Amendment allows the president to appoint electors that represent the nation"s capital but can only have as many as the least populous state. And finally, the 25th amendment gives the succession order of if the president is removed from office, dies, or resigns starting with the vice president.
