Which amendment addresses presidential disability and succession, establishing that the vice president becomes president if the president cannot serve?

• A. 24th Amendment
• B. 25th Amendment
• C. 26th Amendment
• D. 27th Amendment

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how the government handles when the president can’t do the job and who steps in. The 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, sets the rules for presidential disability and succession. It makes clear that the vice president becomes the acting president whenever the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office. It also provides a mechanism for temporarily transferring power if the president is incapacitated and outlines how a new vice president can be chosen if that office becomes vacant. This amendment was added to ensure a smooth, constitutional process for continuity of leadership.

The other amendments mentioned deal with different issues—one prevents poll taxes, another sets the voting age, and another concerns congressional pay—so they don’t address what happens when the president can’t serve.