CLEP US History II

Category - Amendments

The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution established that the President of United States would have terms beginning and ending on which date?
  1. The first Tuesday in November in a federal election year
  2. January 21 in a federal election year
  3. The first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in a federal election year
  4. January 20, in the year following a federal election
  5. January 21, in the year following a federal election
Explanation
Answer: D - The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, enacted in 1933, stated that the President of the United States would have terms that began and ended on January 20 in the year following the federal election. For example, after Bill Clinton was elected to the presidency on November 3, 1992, he was sworn into office and began his term on January 20, 1993. His presidency ended on January 20, 2001, when George W. Bush took office. Prior to the ratification of the 20th Amendment, presidential terms began and ended on March 4 in the year following a federal election. The amendment also set the term date for Congress to January 3.
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