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Significance of 22nd Amendment?

Limits president to two terms, prevents excessive power in one individual.

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Significance of 22nd Amendment?
Limits president to two terms, prevents excessive power in one individual.
Expansive vs. Limited views?
Expansive: Broad powers to act in the nation's best interest. Limited: Power strictly defined by the Constitution.
Compare Taft and T. Roosevelt's views on Presidential power.
Taft: Limited interpretation. Roosevelt: Expansive interpretation, 'steward of the people'.
What was the effect of FDR's New Deal?
Demonstrates how presidential actions can have a long-lasting impact on domestic policy and the role of government.