Vice President becomes President
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
Proposal and ratification: This amendment was proposed by the Eighty-ninth Congress by Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, which was approved by the Senate on February 19, 1965, and by the House of Representatives, in amended form, on April 13, 1965. The House of Representatives agreed to a Conference Report on June 30, 1965, and the Senate agreed to the Conference Report on July 6, 1965. It was declared by the Administrator of General Services, on February 23, 1967, to have been ratified by the legislatures of 39 of the 50 States. was completed on February 10, 1967.
Simplified explanation
If the President is removed from office, dies or resigns, the Vice President becomes President.