Twenty-Fifth Amendment  Presidential Vacancy

• Overview of Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Presidential Vacancy and Disability
• Historical Background
  • Executive Succession in the Founding Era
  • Presidential Succession and Initial Debates at the Federal Convention
  • Finalization of the Presidential Succession Clause at the Federal Convention
  • Presidential Succession and Debates over the Constitution’s Ratification
  • Presidential Succession Laws
  • Presidential and Vice-Presidential Vacancies Before the Twenty-Fifth Amendment’s Ratification
  • Presidential Inability Before the Twenty-Fifth Amendment’s Ratification
• Section 1 Presidential Vacancy
  • Proposal and Ratification of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment
    • Early Congressional Debates on Presidential Inability
    • Presidential Inability and the 88th Congress: Reaction to the Kennedy Assassination
    • Presidential Inability and the 89th Congress: Committee Action and Initial Passage
    • Presidential Inability and the 89th Congress: Floor Debates
    • Final Congressional Approval and State Ratification of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment
• Section 2 Vice President Vacancy
  • Implementation of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment
• Section 3 Declaration by President
• Section 4 Declaration by Vice President and Others