Question

multiple choice question
presidents served a maximum of two terms from the founding of the united states until 1940 because ______.

it was an established precedent
the constitution set term limits
congress demanded it
the electoral college rejected third - term candidates

Explanation:

The two-term limit for U.S. presidents before 1940 was not a constitutional requirement (the 22nd Amendment establishing formal term limits was ratified in 1951). Instead, it originated as a precedent set by George Washington, who voluntarily stepped down after two terms, and subsequent presidents followed this unwritten practice until Franklin D. Roosevelt sought a third term in 1940.

Answer:

it was an established precedent