2007-09-20 11:54:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
No he did not, that was changed after his Presidency. Until then, it was perfectly acceptable for a President to serve as many terms as he could get elected to.
2007-09-20 12:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Beardog 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ten people ahead of me have given the correct answer. The amendment limiting the President's term was pushed mainly by the Republican party because of FDR's four successive elections. Ironically, it became effective for Eisenhower, who was the most popular Republican President in nearly a century, and might have been re-elected as many times as he wanted if the amendment had not been ratified.
2007-09-20 22:17:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The admendment to the constitution stipulating a maximum of two terms was not ratified until AFTER Roosevelt's administration. In fact, it was Roosevelt's four-term administration that inspired this amendment.
2007-09-20 19:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There wasn't an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting a third term until AFTER FDR's time.
Up until then it had been a tradition to let someone else have a crack at it.
2007-09-20 19:01:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The no-third-term rule was ratified to the Constitution because of FDR winning a third and a fourth term. He died less than three months into his fourth term (during Roosevelt's presidency, the inauguration date was moved from March 4 to January 20).
And please do remember to remove your caps lock.
2007-09-20 20:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because there was no "no third term rule" at the time. An amendment was made to the constitution so it wouldn't happen again.
2007-09-20 19:05:56 · answer #6 · answered by rhymingron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO HE DID NOT..PLEASE TAKE YOUR CAPS OFF..Anyway..The no-third term came about because of Franklin..It was a tradition, but not a law until after he was gone.
2007-09-20 19:05:53 · answer #7 · answered by crknapp79 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there was no limit on the numbers of Presidential terms in the Constitution at that time.
2007-09-20 19:01:16 · answer #8 · answered by Lavrenti Beria 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because presidential term limits were not ratified until February 27, 1951. Well after his death in 1945.
2007-09-20 19:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the amendment came after FDR
2007-09-20 19:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by Call_me_Ishmael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋