The presidential position could become too similar to that of a benevolent dictator lasting a lifetime and the position could become too powerful and upset the separation of powers.
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The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the President of the United States.
Yes, there is a two-term limit on the President of the United States. This was made possible by the 22nd Amendment to the Federal Constitution ratified in 1951.
The Twenty-second Amendment of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the president of the United States. The Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states February 27, 1951. The Amendment was the final result of the recommendations of the Hoover Commission which was established by president Harry S. Truman in 1947.
The Twenty-second Amendment of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for election to the office of President of the United States. Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on February 27, 1951.
A president not serving more than two terms. This custom was broken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and soon after, the 22nd Amendment came to limit a president to a maximum of two terms.
The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the President of the United States.
When FDR served, the Constitution did not limit the number of terms a president could serve. George Washington set the precedent of two terms and presidents had followed it until FDR. After him an amendment to the Constitution was ratified that limits a president to two terms
The limit was set in 1947 with the passing of the Twenty-second Amendment which put a "term-limit" on the number of terms a single president can serve. The fact that FDR served four-terms as President helped to get the Amendment passed as well. See the Related Links for a more detailed description of the amendment.
The 22nd to limit the number of times a president can be president.
Yes, there is a two-term limit on the President of the United States. This was made possible by the 22nd Amendment to the Federal Constitution ratified in 1951.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution allows a president to be elected to at most two terms.
They can only be reelected once. This restriction appears in the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. Before this amendment was ratified, there was no limit on how many terms a president could be elected to serve.
There was no article in the U.S. Constitution to address the term limits of the President. The two-term limit was established by the twenty-second amendment.
The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on February 27, 1951, specifies Presidential term limit restrictions, wherein "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."
The Twenty-second Amendment of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the president of the United States. The Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states February 27, 1951. The Amendment was the final result of the recommendations of the Hoover Commission which was established by president Harry S. Truman in 1947.
It is the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution that created the two-term limit. The amendment was ratified in 1951.
An amendment to the federal constitution..