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It's complicated. There's only one US Constitution, and in it, the President serves four year terms.

However, what you are probably asking about is the Articles of Confederation, which are sort of like a Constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation, no term length is specified for the "President of the Continental Congress". Each president served until they resigned or until a new president was elected by the Congress.

It should be noted, however, that the President of the Continental Congress was a totally separate position, unrelated to what we now call the President. The PotCC was a largely ceremonial position that had almost no power; the position vaguely resembled the modern position of Speaker of the House. There was no equivalent to the modern presidency under the Articles.

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