20TH AMENDMENT

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  establishes the start and end dates for the terms of the President, Vice President, and members of Congress, aiming to reduce the "lame duck" period.

this amendment says that the presidents and congress have term dates for there time in office 



this video explains why this amendment is set in the constitution 



i like that this photo explains how this amendment is put into place 

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