<P> The Twenty - second Amendment ( Amendment XXII ) of the United States Constitution limits the number of times one can be elected to the office of President of the United States . Congress passed the amendment on March 21 , 1947 . Ratification by the requisite 36 of the then - 48 states was completed on February 27 , 1951 . </P>
<P> The Twenty - second Amendment ( Amendment XXII ) of the United States Constitution limits the number of times one can be elected to the office of President of the United States . Congress passed the amendment on March 21 , 1947 . Ratification by the requisite 36 of the then - 48 states was completed on February 27 , 1951 . </P>
when did they limit president to 2 terms
when did they limit president to 2 terms
March 21 , 1947
March 21 , 1947