On November 5, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in office—an unprecedented act that would be barred by a constitutional amendment a decade later. Roosevelt’s decision to break the precedent set by George Washington was made in July 1940, as the United States neared its entry into World War II.

The Twenty-second Amendment was a reaction to Franklin D. Roosevelt's election to an unprecedented four terms as president, but presidential term limits had long been debated in American politics. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 considered the issue extensively (alongside broader questions, such as who would elect the ...

2019年10月16日 · Two years after FDR’s death, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, limiting presidents to two terms. Then amendment was then ratified in 1951. At the time of FDR’s third presidential run,...

Amendment Twenty-two to the Constitution was ratified on February 27, 1951. It establishes term limits on those elected president, and outlines an accompanying series of stipulations regarding the eligibility of succession for unfinished presidential terms. The official text is written as such:

2023年12月8日 · The 22nd Amendment: Presidential Term Limits and State Legal Frameworks. The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1951, introduced a crucial change to the nation’s highest office by establishing term limits for …

2 天之前 · Franklin D. Roosevelt would be the US President that was directly responsible for the 22nd Amendment, which limits the President to two terms in office. Roosevelt, the former Governor of New York, would win four elections and spend well over a decade in office.

2024年5月10日 · The arrival of the 22nd Amendment conveyed a deep-seated mistrust of prolonged executive dominion that could potentially lead the nation back down a monarchical pathway. Ratified on February 27, 1951, the amendment crystallized into law the ethos of restrained presidential tenure, balancing executive vigor and potential overreach.

2022年7月29日 · For over 150 years, the Constitution did not explicitly prohibit presidents from serving more than two terms in office. However, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt won his fourth election in a row, Congress proposed the 22nd Amendment, which prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms.

On November 5, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in office—an unprecedented act that would be barred by a constitutional amendment a decade later. Roosevelt’s decision to...

The Twenty-second Amendment specifically exempts the incumbent President, Harry Truman. As Vice President, he had become President just four months into Franklin Roosevelt’s fourth term. Few people believe that Truman has a chance of being elected in 1948, when all the polls show the Republican candidate, Thomas E. Dewey, winning easily.