Only one POTUS Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), sat for more than 2 terms,  FDR actually sat for a full 3 terms and was even elected to a fourth but he died in April shortly after being inaugurated. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was formed limiting the number of terms that a president may serve to two. The amendment was passed by Congress on March 21, 1947, and was ratified on February 27, 1951.