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This effectively limits a person to 10 years (2 year completing someone else's term + 2 4 year terms).
An interesting point:
There is actually no limit in law for how many years a person may serve as President; the applicable laws in this regard are presently limited to restricting how many times a person may be elected, but do not restrict how many years a person may serve as president. In the United States, the legal limit is technically 10 years, not 8 as often but erroneously supposed. A President may serve as many as (but not more than) two years of a previous President's term and subsequently be elected to two full terms of his own. These restrictions are imposed by Section 1 of the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Other applicable areas of law concerning presidential succession are set forth in Article I, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution, and by the 25th Amendment (see Related links, below, for more information).
The law is virtually silent on the improbable, but possible, event that a person who has previously served for the maximum ten years in the circumstances described above is subsequently elected, or becomes after appointment by the President, Vice President - and becomes thereafter President upon the death, incapacitation, or resignation of the elected or serving President; in such a sequence of events, a person could presumably serve as many as 14 years - or even more, in the even-more unlikely event that the scenario described should occur more than once.
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How many terms in years and limits does the president have?
The term is 4 years . A president can serve at most two.
What is the limit on how many terms and total years to which a president can be elected?
The limit on the amount of terms a president can serve is two. Each term is four years so the limit on the amount of years a president can serve is eight. A president must be re-elected in order to serve a second term.
What is the term for the US president and Mali president?
The US president has a term of 4 years and can serve 2 terms. The president of Mali has a term of 5 years and can serve 2 terms.
How many years does a US president serve in one-term?
One full presidential term is 4 years.
How many times a person can serve as President of India?
There is no limit to how many times a person can serve as a president in India. The president of India serves a five year term.
How many years does a Nicaraguan president serve every term?
The president of Costa Rica is able to serve a four year term. After that, he or she must wait four years before being eligible for reelection.
How many years can the President serve Why is there a limit to how many terms a person can be President?
The president can serve up to eight years, which is two terms. A term is four years. A limit has been set, so our government will not become a dictatorship.
How many years Mexico's president serve per term?
Only one term of six years. And they cannot run for another term.
How many years does a serve being president serve according to the constitution?
2 terms. 4 years a term.
How many years did Franklin Pierce serve?
Pierce served as President for one term of four years.
How long can a president serve for and how many terms?
In the usa, the president can serve up to two terms, each being 4 years. The president can only serve the second term if he/she is elected again.
How long is a term of office and how many terms can the president serve?
10 years - 1 day
