22nd Amendment

  • Washington decide not to run for a third term

    Washington decide not to run for a third term
    George Washington decided that he was not running for a 3rd term because he didn't want to be seen as a king to worship
  • Grant goes for 3

    Grant goes for 3
    Ulysses S Grant ran for a third term breaking the streak that Washington had started. He did not end up winning the reelection as he was defeated by James Garfield
  • FDR's first term

    FDR's first term
    FDR was elected president and started his first term. this is important because he was the first president to serve more than 2 terms
  • FDR wins reelection for 2nd trerm

    FDR won reelection with 523 electoral votes and won 46 states in one of the most lopsided elections to date against Alf Landon
  • FDR runs for a 3rd term and won

    FDR runs for a 3rd term and won
    Rosevelt ran for a 3rd term against Wendell Willkie and won with 449 electoral votes and winning the popular vote by 5 million
  • joining ww2

    joining ww2
    as the United State was thinking about joining the war they needed guidance and FDR thought he had the solution giving him a reason to run again
  • runs and wins 4th election

    FDR made history by being the only president to ever run for a 3rd term let alone a 4th. He won again and died shortly after reelection
  • FDR dead in office

    FDR dead in office
    FDR passed away from bronchitis and high blood pressure
  • 22nd amendment is proposed

    Congress proposed the 22nd amendment on march 21st but officially declared it proposed on March 24th
  • 22nd amendment is ratified

    22nd amendment is ratified
    The 22nd amendment states that no president can serve more than 2 full terms making FDR the only and last president to ever serve more than 2 terms