The president is limited to at most two 4-years terms, as a rule.
The length of each term is established in Article 2, section 1 of the United States Constitution, and it reads in part: "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years ...
The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution establishes the President's term limits and it reads in part: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."
A two term limit is a good idea so that a president does not become a dictator.
That was discussed in the Continental Congress in the 1700's - Washington was one of those who felt it was important to limit the term of office.
Not any more. There is a two term limit on the US. presidency
A term is 4 years if they're re-elected they get another four years. Presidents in the U.S. have a 2 term limit
Filipino presidents serve a single term of six years and are not eligible for re-election. This term limit was established to promote political stability and prevent the entrenchment of power. The six-year term applies to both elected presidents and those who assume office through succession.
The two term limit on Presidents wasn't passed until February 27, 1951.
Each term was set at four years but there was no Constitutional limit on the number of terms you could be elected for.
Yes, there is a two-term limit on the President of the United States. This was made possible by the 22nd Amendment to the Federal Constitution ratified in 1951.
After FDR's presidency (4 terms) end 1945, the max term limit was changed to two.
the presitdent likes chicken and is purple and never uses the restroom and hates kids and likes to kill people
They could have if they wanted to, and Theodore Roosevelt even ran for a third term. The official two-term limit wasn't imposed until the 1950s.
Yes: in modern America, a president can only serve two terms and up to ten years in presidential office.