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.
In the United States, the maximum terms that a president can serve is two terms. Each term is four years, so in total the number of years is 8. However, there is an exception when a president has served two years or less of a predecessor's term. In that case, he is limited to 10 years. This generally occurs when an acting president has to leave office or dies and the Vice President assumes the office. In other countries the maximum terms that a president can serve can be different.
Under the 22nd Amendment, a US President may be electedto two 4-year terms of office. However, a President who succeeds to more than 2 years of another President's term may only be elected to one term.
So a single President may serve in up to three terms, one of less than 2 years and two of up to 4 years. This excludes the unlikely possibility that a President might serve in succession to more than one other President.
The maximum number of terms that a president may serve in the United States is two. A term lasts for four years.
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the maximum number of terms the president may serve is 2
A president can serve no more than two full terms.
There is no overall maximum number of terms that someone can be President of the USA, but there is a limit of two consecutive terms. It is possible that someone could serve two terms, sit out a term, then serve two more terms.
two 2nd Answer: There are no limits to the number of terms a governor may serve in the State of Washington. ("Two" is the maximum number of terms the President of the US may serve.)
Two four year terms, eight years.
The President of the United States has a 4 year term of office and is permitted to serve a maximum of 2 terms.
There is no theoretical maximum, but the practical maximum is a day less than ten years: a vice president could serve just under two years of his predecessor's term, and then two full terms of his own.
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office.
Two consecurive elected terms.
Two consecurive elected terms.
A U.S. President can serve two four-year terms, but could potentially serve for upwards of ten years by starting as Vice-President and ascending after at least two years of that term.
According to the 25th Amendment, a president can only serve two terms and a maximum of 10 years. Franklin Roosevelt was elected four times before the Amendment was enacted.