Question

The 20th Amendment, also called the Lame Duck Amendment, decreased the amount of time between the presidential election and the inaugration of the new president. What were the advancements that allowed for this amendment?

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Answer 1

In the time of George Washington, travel was slow and roads were bad. So the Founders allowed a period of four months between the presidential election and the inauguration. With the improvement of road making and advancement of technology, the Twentieth Amendment shortened this unnecessary wait.

Answer 2

This was made because of advances in technology with faster travel and communication. If people were told that they are forced to leave office in five months because they were not reelected, they would not do their work for those last five months.