The states ratified it and congress passed it.
It was ratified!
the 18th amendment was ratified on january.16,1919
The last amendment, which is the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution, was ratified in 1992.
The 22nd Amendment restricts presidents of the USA to be elected no more than two times.
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1951 primarily to limit the presidency to two terms. It was a response to Franklin D. Roosevelt's unprecedented four-term presidency, which raised concerns about the concentration of power in the executive branch. The amendment was intended to ensure a rotation in leadership and to prevent any future president from serving for an extended period, thereby promoting democratic governance.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president elected after the 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951.
1951 The 22nd Amendment limited presidential tenure, breaking a custom of 150 years.
The number of years FDR was president. He served 3 terms and died in office.
It was the 22nd Amendment ratified on Feb 27, 1951.
22nd amendment to the constitution ratified on 2-27-1951
It was passed in 1947 and ratified in 1951. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
The 22nd amendment limits the Presidential terms of office. The amendment was proposed by Congress on March 24, 1947 and ratified on February 27, 1951.
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.
The 22nd -- it limited presidents to two full terms in office.
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, ratified by the States in 1951, limits all presidents to two terms.
The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868.
February 27, 1951 was the date that the 22nd amendment became law.The Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. The amendment did not apply to the sitting President Truman, but he declined to run for a third term.