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The President is only allowed to serve two full terms in office, preventing one person from being President for too long. Why do you think this important?

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Answer:In 1940, President Franklin D. ... Roosevelt was the first and only President to serve more than two terms. The amendment was passed by Congress in 1947, and was ratified by the states on 27 February 1951. The Twenty-Second Amendment says a person can only be elected to be president two times for a total of eight years.

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