The Surprisingly Disorderly History of the US Presidential Succession Order | Britannic... - 0 views
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In 1981 U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan was shot during an assassination attempt
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In fact, a peaceful transition of power is seen as vital to a democracy.
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Thus it is somewhat surprising that presidential succession in the United States has often been unclear and problematic. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention (1787) spent little time on succession
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