22nd Amendment Timeline

By ABooth

  • Early versions

    Congress considered early versions of the term limit because it was already being followed

  • Senate approved

    Senate approved the term limits but was rejected by the house

  • Franklin D Roosevelt elected for 3rd term

    FDR is elected for 3rd term which goes against unwritten rule of only 2 terms

  • Franklin D Roosevelt elected for 4th term

    FDR Goes even further with his term limit

  • Franklin D Roosevelt dies

    FDR dies causing a spark of talking about the term limit

  • Term limit gets past congress

    The term limit was passed from congress with a vote of 285-121 meeting the 2/3rds vote expectation

  • The term limit get ratified

    The term limit gets the vote from the 36th state of Minnesota and is ratified and becomes an amendment