Praxis II Government and Political Science

Answer: D - The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution limited presidents to serving two terms. The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution limited presidents to serving two presidential terms. This was passed in 1947, following Franklin D. Roosevelt having been elected to four consecutive terms as president. Before Roosevelt, presidential candidates limited themselves to serving two terms only by tradition. Many people were afraid that having presidents remain in office for longer than two terms would lead to large problems.