22nd amendment

  • george Washington elected

    george Washington elected
    george Washington elected and served 2 terms setting the standard for everyone else to follow
  • Thomas Jefferson speaks out

    Thomas Jefferson speaks out
    Thomas Jefferson has spoken out against no term limits saying that without them someone might come around and become power hungry
  • first 3rd term run

    the first 3rd term run was by Ulysses S. Grant, he lost that year however.
  • First actually 3rd term

    FDR was elected for a 3rd term in office
  • FDR's 4th term

    FDR was elected for a 4th term as well, he died early into this term and this is when people realized term limits were needed
  • congress approval

    in 1947 congress approved the 22nd amendment that would limit presidents to only 2, 4 year terms. all it needed now was to be ratified by the states
  • RATIFICATION

    The 22nd amendment was finally ratified by 36 states which means it was in the constitution. it didn't apply to the current president at the time Truman, but he didn't run again