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Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act, which the Amendment clarifies rather than replaces.

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Feb 3, 2026

What constitutional procedures govern presidential incapacity under the 25th Amendment?

sets a constitutional framework for continuity of the executive by specifying how presidential powers transfer when a president is dead, resigns, removed, or incapacitated, and by creating procedures ...

Jan 21, 2026

What legal arguments exist about the Twenty-second Amendment and whether a twice-elected president can later become president by succession?

unambiguously bars any person from being elected president more than twice, but it does not explicitly say whether a twice‑elected former president can return to the presidency through succession rath...