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Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
Section 4.
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and
a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration
that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written
declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to
discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
Section 1. In case that the President leaves office in some way or dies, the Vice President becomes President. It was only a matter of time that this amendment was passed because before its passing, we had 8 presidents that unfortunately died while in office and there was no written law or amendment stating on how to proceed after such an event. What those Vice Presidents followed before the 25th Amendment was known as the Tyler precedent, which was Vice President John Tyler’s decision of taking over the presidency after the death of President William Henry Harrison, which was the first president to die while in office, with a term of only 32 days.
Section 2. When a President has no Vice President for whatever reason (death, resignation, or because the Vice President became President), the President can nominate a Vice President who will only become the Vice President if they are approved by Congress. This part of the amendment occurred in history when President Richard Nixon’s Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned due to a scandal and then President Richard Nixon was forced to appoint someone for Vice President, and that person was Gerald Ford. Ford got approved by Congress and became Vice President, but then after some time passed, President Richard Nixon also resigned, making Gerald Ford President, without him ever running for president. Then President Gerald Ford had to appoint someone as Vice President, who was Nelson Rockefeller.
Section 3. In case a President cannot fulfill their duties or obligations due to health problems or any kind of incapacity, the President can send Congress a letter asking for the Vice President to step in for a while, so they can deal with whatever issues they are facing. Then, to get back to the Presidential seat, the President has to send Congress another letter stating that they’re good to go and then the Vice President will step down from the President’s seat. This has been invoked a few times, with President Biden recently doing so due to a medical procedure that he had to do.
Section 4. If the Vice President and the majority of the President’s cabinet or any other body chosen by Congress, sends a letter to Congress stating that the President is unable to perform its duties anymore, the Vice President can assume the President’s seat as Acting President. However, if the President disputes that via a letter to Congress stating that they’re able to perform their duties, the Vice President and President’s cabinet have four days to reaffirm the President’s incapacity. Then, Congress has forty-eight hours to resolve the issue. If in twenty-one days, two-thirds of Congress vote that the President is indeed unable to perform their duties, the Vice President continues as Acting President. If Congress does not vote in favor, the President can come back to office. This has never been invoked so far.
Very necessary amendment due to the amount of possible things that could happen to a President as we have seen throughout history. It is important that there's a set of rules set in place just in case something happens to the President, so then no one can abuse their power and take over the Presidency to do what they want to do.