The 12th amendment was ratified June 15, 1804 during Jefferson's first term, but in time to apply to the 1804 election when Jefferson ran for a second term.
It changed the way in which the president and vice-president were elected.
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14th amendment, section 3
Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to take office on the inaugural date specified by the Twentieth Amendment.
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Amendment 22 was passed by Congress on March 21, 1947 and then ratified on February 27, 1951. Amendment 22 limits the presidents to two terms in office.
The limitation of Presidential terms of office are specified in the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The amendment was passed by Congress on March 24, 1947 and ratified on February 27, 1951. The amendment excluded Truman who was in office. The first President to whom it applied was Dwight Eisenhower who took office on January 20,1953.