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Why does the U.S. have presidential term limits? The history of the 22nd Amendment

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Only one person has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States .

George Washington , Thomas Jefferson and James Madison decided not to seek a third term.

The 22nd Amendment was passed in 1951 and became part of the U.S. Constitution .

The intent of the amendment was to prevent a president from becoming a king.

Congress passed the 22nd Amendment on March 21, 1947 .

It took less than four years for the necessary three-fourths of the states to ratify the amendment.

Mark Satta : Violation of term limits is a common form of democratic backsliding state-led debilitation or elimination of political institutions that sustain a democracy.

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