Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
FDR did it—but today, it’s a no. In this episode of It’s the Law, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky unpacks the history behind the 22nd Amendment, why modern presidents are constitutionally limited to two terms—and why that’s not likely to change. He also explains how the 12th Amendment prevents anyone ineligible to be president from being elected vice president.
FDR did it—but today, it’s a no. In this episode of It’s the Law, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky unpacks the history behind the 22nd Amendment, why modern presidents are constitutionally limited to two terms—and why that’s not likely to change. He also explains how the 12th Amendment prevents anyone ineligible to be president from being elected vice president.
