How come presidents only get to run to terms

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26 January, 02:55

How come presidents only get to run to terms

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Democratic president that led the US to victory in the Second World War, won four consecutive terms as president. He served 3 full terms and died in the beginning of his fourth term. After the death of FDR, a limit of two consecutive terms was fixed for Americans presidents when Congress passed the 22nd Amendment.