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Commence proceedings of the newly re-organized government
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In 1860 and after the election of Abraham Lincoln plus the newly elected senators and representatives, but under the constitution they had to wait four months before they could deal with the succession of the southern states.
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The lame duck period was from November to October. I was 13 months,but the 20th amendment brought it down to 2 months
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Senator George Norris came up with the 20th amendment
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Proposed
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Some new congress men couldn't start for over a year because of the constitution saying that they should meet in December
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Ratified
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The new Congress and presidential administration did not begin operation until April 2, 1933
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Moved the beginning and ending of the president and vice-president terms to January 20 1934
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Terms of president and vice-president end at noon