The words condescending and patronizing present a fine example of this. At first glance these words appear to be defined somewhat circularly: condescending often has the word patronizing in its definition, and patronize is defined, in part, as âto adopt an air of condescension toward.â
1 Section 3 of the 20th Amendment provides that if the President-elect dies before his term begins, the Vice President-elect becomes President on Inauguration Day and serves for the full term to which the President-elect was elected.
The question was - What happens if the President-elect (Trump) steps down before January? I think it would be extraordinarily chaotic, given that it is not quite what the Constitution expected. I think Pence would be able to âact as President untilâ â¦. and that is not well defined, as I read it. Here is literally what the Constitution [1] has to say, from the 20th Amendment. 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President.