Which amendment imposes a two-term limit on the presidency?

Which amendment imposes a two-term limit on the presidency?

• A. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment
• B. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
• C. The Twenty-Seventh Amendment
• D. The Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer: (D)

Presidential term limits are about preventing any one person from staying in office too long. The Twenty-Second Amendment does exactly that by setting a cap on how many times someone can be elected as President: no one may be elected to the presidency more than twice. It also includes a rule about time served if someone becomes President due to succession—if they have already served more than two years of a term, they can be elected to the Presidency only once more. This structure lets someone who temporarily steps in continue to serve, but prevents a perpetual or indefinite hold on the office. This amendment was shaped by history, aiming to strengthen democratic renewal after a long tenure in the presidency. Other amendments you might have seen address different topics—presidential succession and disability, voting age, or congressional pay changes—so they don’t set term limits for the presidency.

Presidential term limits are about preventing any one person from staying in office too long. The Twenty-Second Amendment does exactly that by setting a cap on how many times someone can be elected as President: no one may be elected to the presidency more than twice. It also includes a rule about time served if someone becomes President due to succession—if they have already served more than two years of a term, they can be elected to the Presidency only once more. This structure lets someone who temporarily steps in continue to serve, but prevents a perpetual or indefinite hold on the office.

This amendment was shaped by history, aiming to strengthen democratic renewal after a long tenure in the presidency. Other amendments you might have seen address different topics—presidential succession and disability, voting age, or congressional pay changes—so they don’t set term limits for the presidency.