Monday, November 14, 2011

Background Info on Presidency (Did you know...)

Did you know....

-that one term of office for the President is 4 years
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt set the standards for serving only 2 terms (before you could serve as many terms as you liked)
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt was also the first president to serve more then 2 terms
-Amendment 22 is the official document that limits the amount of terms to 2
-policies are general plans on how the government will deal with important issues such as pollution, energy, the economy, and interactions with other countries
-some of the president's jobs are nominating Supreme Court Judges, appointing foreign ambassadors, and making treaties with other countries

Feelings on Amendment 22
I personally like Amendment 22. I like it because it makes sure that no one President can seem to be over controlling (we need new blood every few years in our government) and Presidency ages the President very quickly with all the stress and issues so I think that 8 years is enough time to have to deal with the burdens of Presidency.

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