Amendments Altering the Presidency

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Across
  1. 3. these are the people who vote for the president and vice president
  2. 6. The 12th Amendment fixed issues with electors by having them cast separate votes for __ and Vice President
  3. 7. This amendment clarified presidential succession
  4. 9. limits presidents to two terms
  5. 10. selects the vice president if no candidate receives a majority
  6. 11. the 23rd amendment gave _____ three electoral votes
  7. 15. this clause was added to the 12th amendment to keep states from having too much power in elections
  8. 16. the ___ ___ was an economic crisis during the time of Hoover that helped lead to the 20th amendment
  9. 17. This president led to the creation of the 22nd amendments
  10. 18. This was the month Presidents and Congress originally took office
Down
  1. 1. One of the candidates during the 1800 election that led to the 12th amendment
  2. 2. this person takes over if anything happens to the president
  3. 4. maximum number of years a president can serve
  4. 5. The other candidate during the 1800 election that led to the 12th amendment
  5. 7. Presidents can be elected this many times
  6. 8. During the 2000 election, both Bush and Cheney lived in this state that could have conflicted with the 12th amendment
  7. 12. chooses the president if there is a tie in the electoral college
  8. 13. The 20th amendment moved the presidential inauguration to this month
  9. 14. a president leaving office with little power is called