What is the exact working of the law prohibitting more than 2 terms and when was it enacted?
2007-12-27 04:34:13 · 17 answers · asked by Greywolf 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Thanks to all for answering.
It is truly a shame I didn't pay more attention in school when they tried to teach this. It is so interesting and important to me now.
2007-12-27 04:50:57 · update #1
The only president to serve more than two terms is Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He served as president from 1933 to 1945. Eleven presidents have served two full terms, and President George W. Bush will make the twelfth.
The twenty-second amendment limits a president. It reads: "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."
2007-12-27 04:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by ImmigrationGeek 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only Franklin D. Roosevelt served more than 2 terms. He served 3 and was elected to a fourth term, but died in the first year. Washington set a precedent when he chose not to run for re-election in 1796 after serving only 2 terms. Future presidents followed his precedent until 1940 when Roosevelt ran for a third term. Then came the 22nd amendment and Washington's precedent became law.
2007-12-27 04:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by mick t 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only President who served more than two terms was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was elected to four terms and served from 1933 until his death in 1945. The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution was enacted in response to this. Congress passed it in 1947 and it was ratified by the required number of states in 1951 and that is when it became law.
It says:
"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."
2007-12-27 04:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by Somebody else 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only Franklin D. Roosevelt served more than two terms.
The 22nd Amendment ratified in 1951 set the limit at 2 elected terms. It does allow someone who has held the office less than 2 year previously (such as a vice-president assuming it on the death of the President) to be elected twice after that.
2007-12-27 04:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by hamrrfan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I only know of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The 22nd amendment states a president cannot serve more then two terms.
2007-12-27 04:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by meyez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FDR was elected to serve four terms.
After FDR's death the 22 amendment of the constitution was ratified and limited presidents to serving two terms.
2007-12-27 04:40:17 · answer #6 · answered by World's Greatest 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FDR was the only one to serve more than 2 terms.
The 22nd amendment and was passed by Congress on 1947.
2007-12-27 04:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by Javier M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the 22nd ammendment to the constitution that stated no president can have more than two terms....Franklin Roosevelt was elected more than two times though
2007-12-27 04:40:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a Constitutional Amendment passed during the Truman Adminstration by spiteful Republicans who didn't want another popular Democrat like FDR in the future to have a chance at multiple terms. They were sorry when it kept them from running Reagan for a thrid term, senile though he was.
2007-12-27 04:37:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
i think it was like the 22n ammedment and Roosevelt served more than two due to WWII. By the way the precedent was set by George Washington after he voluntarily stepped down after 2-terms
2007-12-27 04:37:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋