I thought that after Franklin Delano Roosevelt died ending his 4 term presidential campaign that a law or constitutional ammendment was passed limiting the ammount of terms a president can serve.
I'm looking for a specific document or passage. And titles, numbers, passages, etc would be greatly appreciated.
2006-08-26 13:19:10 · 8 answers · asked by Edward M 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
It is the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
"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 President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term."
2006-08-26 13:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by the master of truth 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The 22nd Amendment, passed in 1951 set Presidential term limits to 2 consecutive terms and 10 years total...so a Vice President could serve 2 years of a previous administration and then run for 2 terms of his own. This was passed by Republicans after the 4 terms of FDR.
2006-08-26 20:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's in the Constitution...it was amended after FDR...
Amendment 22, section 1. Here's a link.
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html
2006-08-26 20:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by loubean 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amendment 22 (really easy to remember) :) Section 1
2006-08-26 20:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by jorzelyn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go read the Constitution it makes for some great reading.
2006-08-26 20:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by shirley e 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A law called TERM LIMITS......... {2 terms thats it} It is used almost all over that is what i know hope this can help
2006-08-26 20:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
22nd Amendment created in 1951
http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0321140-00&templatename=/article/article.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22nd_amendment (Very informative)
2006-08-26 20:27:18 · answer #7 · answered by scharfie528 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know any specifics, but thank heavens there IS such a law. We're doomed as it is!
2006-08-26 20:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by IthinkFramptonisstillahottie 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋