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George Washington, the first president of the United States, decides not to run again after two terms. He doesn't want to become a king figure like King George and feels America needs to move on.
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Thomas Jefferson, the third president, decides to not be president again after serving two terms. He keeps the repeating tradition of presidents only serving two terms
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Ulysses S. Grant considers running for a third term. The House of Representatives says it's breaking political tradition and Grant decides not to be a formal candidate.
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Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president, says he won't run more than 2 times but does anyways. He ends up losing and Woodrow Wilson becomes the next president
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is favored by American citizens because of his handling of the depression. Despite the efforts of the Republican nominee, he wins and gets elected a third term. This makes him the first president to ever serve a third term.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a fourth term while World War II is in full swing. Although the Republican nominee tries to convince the public that Franklin is old and incapable of running the country, Franklin still wins and is elected a fourth term. Even though Franklin won, he passed away only four months into his term.
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Republicans dominate the Senate for the first time in a while. Because of this, with the support of the newly elected President Harry Truman, Congress approves a new amendment to the constitution stating that a president can only be elected two terms with a seven-year deadline to be ratified.
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Eisenhower, the 34th president, is the first president that the 22nd amendment took effect on. He was a very beloved president and it was believed that if he had the opportunity to he would definitely be able to win a third term.
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Because Ronald Reagan was in his second term and couldn't run again, a representative suggested repealing the 22nd amendment. This, however, did not pass Congress so it didn't take effect.
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