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Why does the US restrict its presidents to 2 terms? A look at the tradition Trump is questioning
One person in history has defied George Washington’s two-term example. Franklin D. Roosevelt died 80 years ago Saturday, in ...
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Trump targets Tammany on the Potomac
He sees a vast political machine — akin ... s wealth and influence to defeat Jackson in the election. The president famously said to Martin Van Buren, “The bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying ...
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The US restricts presidents to 2 terms. Here's a look at the tradition Trump questions
The last of that group, Andrew Jackson, was the first president not to have worked with or known Washington. Yet by the time ...
Could Trump break the two-term rule of US Constitution? A look at Presidential precedents
Only one US president has defied the two-term norm set by George Washington. Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term using World War II as justification but faced criticism. This led to the 22nd ...