Section 1

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constitutional provision section of amendment

Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution sets the dates on which the terms of the president, vice president, and members of Congress begin and end, effectively shortening the "lame duck" period.

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Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
section of amendment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Section 1 of the Lame Duck Amendment ⓘ
appliesToOffice President of the United States ⓘ
U.S. Representative ⓘ
surface form: United States Representative

United States Senator ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governs timing of commencement and expiration of federal elective terms ⓘ
hasLegalEffectOn federal executive branch terms ⓘ
federal legislative branch terms ⓘ
jurisdiction United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
language English ⓘ
legalSystem United States constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInDocument United States Constitution ⓘ
partOf Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
purpose to reduce the time outgoing federal officials remain in office after an election ⓘ
setsTermEndDateFor President of the United States ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form: Representatives in the United States House of Representatives

United States Senator ⓘ
surface form: Senators of the United States

Vice President of the United States ⓘ
setsTermStartDateFor President of the United States ⓘ
Representatives in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senator ⓘ
surface form: Senators of the United States

Vice President of the United States ⓘ
shortens lame duck period between federal elections and the start of new terms ⓘ

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