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10 years. A president can run 2 terms, each 4 years. That makes 8 years total. However if a Vice President has been in office for 2 years or less and the President dies/resigns then the VP can run again and if elected be in office for 8 years. 2 +8 = 10 years total.
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∙ 14y agoPrior to the 22nd Amendment, there was no limit to the number of terms a President could serve. After Washington did not run after serving only two terms, he set a president for Presidents to follow, as they also did not serve longer than two terms -- sort of a "gentlemen's agreement" to not serve more than two terms. Franklin Roosevelt broke with that tradition, as there was no law to prevent it, and was elected to four terms. It was after his presidency that the 22nd Amendment was passed.
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∙ 11y agoYes. After President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office while in the midst of his unprecedented fourth term, the idea that presidents should only serve two terms became popular again: this had been a custom for many years (Roosevelt was the one exception to it), but it was never formally enshrined in the constitution. The 22nd amendment was finally ratified in 1951, and since then, it is now official that no president may serve more than two terms.
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∙ 13y agoThe president can only have two four-year terms. The president cannot be president for more than 10 years.
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∙ 13y agoThe president can not be elected more than two terms which amounts to 8 years.
A president who fills a partial term for another presidents could possibly serve for 10 years.
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What did the 22nd amendment do?
Limit on presidential terms......
What amendment limits the president to 2 terms (8 years)?
The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution set the term limit for President to two consecutive terms. It had remained an unwritten rule until the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Which amendment concerning persidential terms was NOT passed when FDR was president?
22nd amendment. It limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years
Which custom eventually became part of the constitution as the 22nd amendment?
A president not serving more than two terms. This custom was broken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and soon after, the 22nd Amendment came to limit a president to a maximum of two terms.
What limits the presidency to a two term limit?
The 22nd amendment to the constitution allows a president to be elected to at most two terms.
Which amendment sets the terms for the president vice president and congress?
The 22nd Amendment was passed on March 21, 1947. The amendment set a term limit for the United States President. A President can only serve two, four year terms. There are no term limits for Vice President, House of Representatives, or Senate.
What amendment was passed because of FDR?
The 22nd to limit the number of times a president can be president.
How did the 22nd amendment limit the power of the president of the US?
The 22nd amendment added term limits to the Presidency. The original Constitution did not limit how many terms the President can serve. The 22nd amendment was enacted after Franklin D Roosevelt served four terms as President. The 22nd amendment limits an individual to two four year terms (a President who assumes office by reason other than an election (impreachment or death of the current president) can serve two full terms if he assumes office in the last two years of the former president's term and only one full term if he assumes office in the first two years of the former president. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22nd_amendment for more information
Witch amendment restricts a president from running for more than two terms?
22nd amendment limits the president to two terms.
Could Obama become you.s. President again?
At this point, no. Obama served two full terms, which is the limit set by the 22nd Amendment.
Which amendment was written to limit a President's length of service?
The 22nd amendment limits the Presidential terms of office. The amendment was proposed by Congress on March 24, 1947 and ratified on February 27, 1951.
How times can a US president be re-elected?
They can only be reelected once. This restriction appears in the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. Before this amendment was ratified, there was no limit on how many terms a president could be elected to serve.
