congress approved the amendment to limit presidential terms to 2 terms on march 24, 1947.
congress approved the amendment to limit presidential terms to 2 terms on march 24, 1947.
when did congress approve the amendment to limit presidential terms to 2 terms?
march 24, 1947
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section 5 delayed sections 1 and 2 taking effect until the first october 15 following the amendment's ratification. as it was adopted on january 23, 1933, section 1 shortened the terms of representatives elected to the 73rd congress (1933–35), as well as those of senators elected for terms ending in 1935, 1937, and 1939, by days. section 5 also resulted in the 73rd congress not being required to meet until january 3, 1934. the first congress to open its first session on the new date was the 74th congress in 1935. the first presidential and vice presidential terms to begin on the date appointed by the twentieth amendment were the second terms of president roosevelt and vice president garner, on january 20, 1937. section 1 had shortened the first term of both (1933–37) by days. garner thus served as vice-president for two full terms, but he did not serve a full eight years (march 4, 1933–january 20, 1941).
twentieth amendment to the united states constitution