The 22nd Amendment: The 22nd amendment states that the president of the United States is only allowed to serve two terms as president.
Q: How did the issues which prompted the creation of the 22nd amendment compare with the issues they're applied to today?
A: In 1951 many people were afraid that if the president stayed in office he will become a dictator.Now many people believe that the amendment should be repealed.
Q: When was the amendment ratified?
A: The 22nd amendment was ratified on February 27th, 1951.
Q: Who came up with the idea of this amendment?
A: Although George Washington influenced this amendment because he didnt seak a third term Congress ratified the amendment.
Q: How does the 22nd amendment affect the country?
A: This amendment will not allow George W. Bush and Bill Clinton become president agian. George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter are allowed to run again because they only served one term.
Q: Why did people want this amendment?
A: They were afraid if they did not limit the amount of time a president can serve he would become a dictator.
Q: Why did they let F.D.R stay in office for so long?
They didn't want to change the president during the second world war.
A: Can other government officials serve more than two terms?
Yes, Senators, Representatives, and Vice Presidents are allowed to serve an unlimeted amount of terms.
Q: Can our president serve more than 2 terms nonconsecutive?
A: Presidents can only serve 2 terms consecutively or unconsectively.
Q: Why do some people disagree with the amendment?
A: President Eisenhower believed like many others that after a presidents first term he would become less powerful and ineffective.
Q: Which of the two ways was this amendment ratified?
A: Two thirds of the house of representatives approved the idea of the 22nd amendment.
Michael's current event - This article is about whether Hillary Clinton should be allowed to run as president. The author states that because she has allready lived in the white house for eight years she should not be allowed to run. He also mentions how other people feel Bill Clinton is using her as a way to get a third term. Many people feel that the more she uses her husband's presidency as experience the more it seems she is seeking a third term. Although this scenario is not true it may cause people to question hert ability to run.
Jackie's Current Event - This article is asking whether Hillary Clinton can be allowed to run as president. People question her being able to be president because of the 22nd amenment, she has already had eight years of expieriance in the White House. Also the 22nd amendment is to make sure one person does not have so much power for so long, like more than two terms. Also the author says that she has not served as president for eight years, so does the 22nd amendment go against her running for president or does it not apply to her? In this article is states that in the Clinton's campaign they were promising to" get America back to solution's business," and back to" the best economy that our country has seen in a generation."
- A president can only serve 2 terms after the presidency of George Washington. Washington was asked if he could run a 3rd term in 1796 but he declined it. Franklin Roosevelt served 2 terms and at the time of when Europe was in a great war because of Hitler, but Roosevelt served a third and fourth term because of the war. His life was almost over so his vice president (Hamlet Truman) took over after FDR's death. After the war, the 2 term limit became a law of the land. The 22nd amendment passed through congress at March 41, 1947 and then ratified in February 27, 1951.
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The 22nd Amendment: The 22nd amendment states that the president of the United States is only allowed to serve two terms as president.
Q: How did the issues which prompted the creation of the 22nd amendment compare with the issues they're applied to today?
A: In 1951 many people were afraid that if the president stayed in office he will become a dictator.Now many people believe that the amendment should be repealed.
Q: When was the amendment ratified?
A: The 22nd amendment was ratified on February 27th, 1951.
Q: Who came up with the idea of this amendment?
A: Although George Washington influenced this amendment because he didnt seak a third term Congress ratified the amendment.
Q: How does the 22nd amendment affect the country?
A: This amendment will not allow George W. Bush and Bill Clinton become president agian. George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter are allowed to run again because they only served one term.
Q: Why did people want this amendment?
A: They were afraid if they did not limit the amount of time a president can serve he would become a dictator.
Q: Why did they let F.D.R stay in office for so long?
They didn't want to change the president during the second world war.
A: Can other government officials serve more than two terms?
Yes, Senators, Representatives, and Vice Presidents are allowed to serve an unlimeted amount of terms.
Q: Can our president serve more than 2 terms nonconsecutive?
A: Presidents can only serve 2 terms consecutively or unconsectively.
Q: Why do some people disagree with the amendment?
A: President Eisenhower believed like many others that after a presidents first term he would become less powerful and ineffective.
Q: Which of the two ways was this amendment ratified?
A: Two thirds of the house of representatives approved the idea of the 22nd amendment.
Michael's current event
- This article is about whether Hillary Clinton should be allowed to run as president. The author states that because she has allready lived in the white house for eight years she should not be allowed to run. He also mentions how other people feel Bill Clinton is using her as a way to get a third term. Many people feel that the more she uses her husband's presidency as experience the more it seems she is seeking a third term. Although this scenario is not true it may cause people to question hert ability to run.
Jackie's Current Event
- This article is asking whether Hillary Clinton can be allowed to run as president. People question her being able to be president because of the 22nd amenment, she has already had eight years of expieriance in the White House. Also the 22nd amendment is to make sure one person does not have so much power for so long, like more than two terms. Also the author says that she has not served as president for eight years, so does the 22nd amendment go against her running for president or does it not apply to her? In this article is states that in the Clinton's campaign they were promising to" get America back to solution's business," and back to" the best economy that our country has seen in a generation."
Alex's current event
- A president can only serve 2 terms after the presidency of George Washington. Washington was asked if he could run a 3rd term in 1796 but he declined it. Franklin Roosevelt served 2 terms and at the time of when Europe was in a great war because of Hitler, but Roosevelt served a third and fourth term because of the war. His life was almost over so his vice president (Hamlet Truman) took over after FDR's death. After the war, the 2 term limit became a law of the land. The 22nd amendment passed through congress at March 41, 1947 and then ratified in February 27, 1951.