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25th Amendment Invocations

The 25th Amendment to the US Constitution has been invoked five times since its ratification in 1967, with three temporary transfers of power, two vice-presidential vacancies filled, and zero removals for incapacity.

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How many times has the 25th Amendment been invoked in US history?

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment has been formally invoked in several distinct ways since its ratification in 1967: its temporary-transfer clause (Section 3) has been used three times, its vacancy-filling c...