It strictly limited the length of time a person could serve as President. This was intended to counter the problem of the "imperial" presidency, where an extended period of time in office tended to heavily favor the incumbent, as they were able to leverage the very office they occupied to continually be re-elected.
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The 22nd Amendment solved the problem of having a United States in office too long. The 22nd Amendment says that a President of the United States can only serve two four year terms.
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The 22nd amendment says that no one can be elected President more than twice, and anyone who has served more than 2 years of someone else's term as President can only be elected to one full term.
The Twenty-second Amendment of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for election to the office of President of the United States. Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on February 27, 1951.
The 22nd Amendment limits the terms of the President and Vice-president. It does not grant voting rights.
The 22nd amendment limits the Presidential terms of office. The amendment was proposed by Congress on March 24, 1947 and ratified on February 27, 1951.