Why Was the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution Adopted

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Multiple Choice

Why was the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution adopted?

• A) to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding presidential powers to conduct war
• B) to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding the role of the vice president should the president die or become incapacitated
• C) to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding the president's powers to negotiate treaties
• D) to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding the separate election of the vice president
• E) to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding the separation of powers between the executive branch and the legislative branch

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