they can be elected.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to serve three terms.
Franklin Roosevelt was the only president to serve three terms . It is now illegal for a president to serve more than two terms, so FDR's record will stand for a long time.
Hayes didn't even serve 2 terms, let alone 3. He did not seek re-election after his first term. The only president to have served 3 terms is Franklin Roosevelt (he was elected to four terms, but died a short time into the fourth).
Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was elected to a fourth term but died about three months into it.
Eight years is the limit for most Presidents. However, it theoretically possible for a President who was first a vice-president who finished out another person's term with two years left to serve for 10 years by being elected to two more terms of his own.An American president can serve two terms, or up to eight years in office by today's standards. There was a president who served four terms, but after his presidencies the constitution was amended so that they could only serve two terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served three complete terms, and died three months into his fourth term.
No- you have it backwards-- Washington refused to serve a third term even though some supporters urged him to seek another term.
Yes, Franklin Roosevelt served three terms (a total of twelve years). as a result, the 22nd Amendment was made, which limits a president to a total of two terms and two years (he could only get those two years if he became vice president to another president who later died or resigned).
The longest a usual president can run for is 8 Years or 2 terms in office. However if he is a vice president and is needed to fill the seat of the president he could possibly serve a maximum of 10 years or 2 years 1/2 term plus his two elected terms. No president can run for three terms due to the 22nd amendment Ratified on February 27, 1951.
the only president to serve more than two terms in office was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt held office for three and one half terms.
No because I believe one man could have to much power. It's illegal, the 22nd amendment states a President can only serve two terms
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