The president of the US serves a term of 4 years. He can be elected to a second term, and his total term limit is 10 years : up to two years succeeding another President, then a maximum of two four-year terms. If he serves more than two years of another president's term, he can have only one elected term.
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The vice president is selected by the canidates and if they win the vice president they chose becomes vice president.
The President & Vice-President are elected by the ballots cast by citizens called electors.
The vice-president becomes President if the president can not function.
At this writing, 5/3/2010, no woman has ever been elected President or Vice President of the US.
The 12th amendment to the Constitution provides for the president and vice-president to be elected in separate ballots. Prior to this amendment the person who finished second in the balloting for president was elected vice-president.
You can be Vice-president for as long as you can be re-elected to the office. There are no term limits for the VP.
The Vice-president is elected for four-years along with the president. There is no limit on how many terms a vice-president can serve.
vice president
The vice president of the United States is elected for a term of four years, just like the president. They are elected together on a single ticket. There are no term limits for the vice president, so they can potentially serve multiple terms if re-elected.
The vice president is elected with the president
The vice president is selected by the canidates and if they win the vice president they chose becomes vice president.
John Adams was the 1st vice president elected.
Thomas A. Hendricks, Democrat from Indiana, was elected vice-president in 1884.
He is elected in conjunction with the person running as president .
Adams was elected in 1787 to be the first US vice president.
vice president
The President & Vice-President are elected by the ballots cast by citizens called electors.