Your question is not specific enough..
But in the USA The first president was George Washington. He only served two terms and as a cause after him all presidents only served two terms.
A Presidential term is four years; in general, the limit is two terms.
Each term is 4 years with a max of two terms for a total of 8 years.
Two presidential terms are 8 years in length total.
The 22nd amendment makes presidential term to two terms for a total of 8 years.
During Teddy Roosevelt's time, the presidential term limits were not officially enforced. However, it was common practice for presidents to only serve two terms, following George Washington's example. Roosevelt himself served two terms from 1901 to 1909. It was not until the passage of the 22nd Amendment in 1951 that term limits for presidents were officially established.
It was never four presidential terms. George Washington originally established the precedent when he resigned after two, but they only set a limit of two after FDR had four terms throughout WWII (he died in his fourth), and Congress later thought he became to king-like.
It's a presidency that's two terms long. A U.S. presidential term lasts four years, so a two-term presidency is an eight-year presidency.
Abraham Lincoln was elected U.S. President twice, but he was assassinated only six weeks after beginning his second term.
You are probably asking about "two terms in office." In America, a president is only allowed to be elected twice. Each presidential term is 4 years. So, a president, if he is elected two times, is said to be a two-term president, or it is said he served "two terms in office." (The word "office" refers to the Office of the Presidency.)
February 27, 1951 was the date that the 22nd amendment became law.The Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. The amendment did not apply to the sitting President Truman, but he declined to run for a third term.
A US presidential term is four years. The President may serve up to two elected terms, unless having served more than two years of a term by succession.
Yes: in modern America, a president can only serve two terms and up to ten years in presidential office.