<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 proposed the amendment by two - thirds of both the House and Senate 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 proposed the amendment by two - thirds of both the House and Senate on March 21 , 1947 . Ratification by the requisite 36 of the then - 48 states was completed on February 27 , 1951 . </P>
when was the 22nd amendment proposed and ratified
when was the 22nd amendment proposed and ratified
March 21 , 1947 completed on February 27 , 1951
March 21 , 1947 completed on February 27 , 1951