The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. With this right, women became involved in the political system which has led to women holding offices and today Nancy Pelosi is the first woman Speaker of the House.
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George Washington did not seek a third term through age and failing health. Most subsequent presidents followed on and even if they tried for a third term the country had different ideas. It was only after FDR was elected for a fourth term that in 1947 Amendment 22 to the constitution was passed by Congress limiting the president to two terms of office. Amendment 22 was finally ratified the required number of states in 1951.
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The coin doesn't really have a nickname. It's usually just called a half dollar. In the 19th century it was occasionally called "four bits" after its equivalent value in Spanish coins but that term fell out of use long ago.