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20th Amendment

Happy birthday, 20th and 24th Amendments

by NCC Staff

Today we celebrate the ratification of not one, but two constitutional amendments: the 20th Amendment (ratified January 23, 1933)…

Happy birthday, 20th and 24th Amendments
Interactive Constitution: The Twentieth Amendment

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Edward J. Larson and Jeff Shesol discuss the Twentieth Amendment, an important constitutional change that has never been the…

Interactive Constitution: The Twentieth Amendment
10 fascinating facts about Presidential inaugurations

by NCC Staff

Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States today shortly after 12 p.m. Here is a look at some facts about the…

A historical first and last - FDR’s final inauguration

by NCC Staff

The Constitution now sets January 20th as inauguration day every four years, but it was 72 years ago today that a historical first…

What constitutional duties are placed on the President Elect?

by Scott Bomboy

On Friday afternoon, a joint session of Congress is expected to certify Donald Trump as the winner of the 2016 presidential…

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