The 22nd Amendment states that "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." It was proposed in 1947 after former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death during his ...

The 22nd Amendment was ratified in February 1951 by three-quarters of the states; Minnesota was the final state to approve it. The amendment was originally passed by Congress in March 1947, ...

At first blush, the 22nd Amendment appears to be an absolute barrier. It was ratified in 1951 in response to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s four-term presidency.

Retropolis Why FDR’s four-term presidency led us to the 22nd Amendment. After his death in office, the ongoing conversation about term limits became urgent.

President Donald Trump has suggested that “methods” exist by which he could attempt to serve a third term in the White House, an act that is barred by the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The 22nd Amendment has plenty to say about this MAGA fantasy. Feb. 24, 2025, 2:59 PM EST By Austin Sarat , William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College ...

Effective immediately, the Trump administration can begin planning for how it would implement an end to birthright ...

For the first time in 14 years, Congress last week proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.* It concerned presidential tenure. Under its terms, no person can be elected to ...

But that’s just the thing: The 22nd Amendment doesn’t say Trump would be ineligible to serve as president for a third term. It just says he is ineligible to run for a third term (or, more precisely, ...

President Donald Trump has suggested that “methods” exist by which he could attempt to serve a third term in the White House, an act that is barred by the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

“What the 22nd Amendment does is prohibit him from being elected for a third term, rather than serving for a third term - which I regard as an unfortunate drafting error,” he said in an ...