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How many terms may a President serve according to the US Constitution?
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∙ 12y ago
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution limits the number of times a person may be elected President to two, provided that person has not held the office of president or acted as president for more than two years. In the case of someone who has held the office or acted as president for more than two years, that person may be elected only once. Constitutionally, then, a person could actually serve for two and a half four-year terms. You know its also one of the most importint Amendments!!!
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe US Supreme Court is discussed in Article III of the Constitution, which predates all the Amendments.
Article III, Section 1, provides that justices shall hold office "during good behavior," indicating the appointment is for life unless the justice commits a serious offense and is removed by impeachment in the House of Representatives, followed by a trial in the Senate.
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∙ 12y agoUnder the 22nd Amendment, a US President may be electedto two 4-year terms of office. However, a Vice-President who succeeds an elected President and serves more than two years of that President's term may only be elected to one term. If the Vice-President succeeds an elected President and serves two or fewer years of that person's term of office may be elected twice more.
This effectively limits a President to a maximum of 10 years in office (two and one-half terms). The amendment was enacted after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to 4 terms, and served just over 12 years in office.
Amendment 22, Section 1 (amendment passed 1947, ratified 1951)
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. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
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∙ 13y agoThe 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1951, limits a US president to two elected terms. If he succeeds another President, and serves more than 2 years of that President's term, he may only be elected to one term.
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∙ 15y agoArticle 2, Section 1 states that the term of the President is four years. It did not state that a person may be elected to 2 terms. That limitation came about through the 22nd Amendment.
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∙ 13y agoThe US President is limited to two four year terms,
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How many years does a serve being president serve according to the constitution?
2 terms. 4 years a term.
What did the framers who originally wrote the constitution state that the president could serve?
There were no term limits until the 22nd amendment passed after the 4 terms of FDR. Washington set the tone for a president to only serve 2 terms, but it wasn't written in the constitution as part of the presidential term of office.
How long is a president president for?
They serve in four year terms. Currently, a president can only serve 2 terms.
What is the maximum number of terms a president can serve?
A president can serve no more than two full terms.
What happened if the president and the vice president are unable to serve out their terms?
The order of succession is given in the constitution. The Sec of State is the next person in line to take the office.
How many years does a serve being president serve according to the constitution?
2 terms. 4 years a term.
Can you serve twelve years as president?
No, according to the United States Constitution, a person can only serve a maximum of two terms, which is a total of eight years as the President of the United States. There are no exceptions to this rule.
How long does a president have to serve before it's considered a full term?
A President's term is 4 years. According to the Constitution, the president can run for a maximum of two terms.
How long do you think Barack Obama will last as president?
He will serve two terms, which is all he can serve according to the constitution. He was elected in 2008, and re-elected in 2012.
Could Obama serve 3 terms?
no he cant because on the constitution it clearly says that each president could only serve 2 terms of president
Would President Obama be eligible for office of Vice President?
No, according to the US Constitution, an individual can only serve as the president for a maximum of two terms. Therefore, President Obama would not be eligible to serve as vice president.
Was the present Irish President in breach of the Irish Constitution by being reelected?
No, a President is allowed to serve for two terms.
What did the framers who originally wrote the constitution state that the president could serve?
There were no term limits until the 22nd amendment passed after the 4 terms of FDR. Washington set the tone for a president to only serve 2 terms, but it wasn't written in the constitution as part of the presidential term of office.
What is the legislation that says the president can only serve two terms?
Yes. 22nd Amendment of the Constitution.
How long can you serve as president or vice presodent?
According to the United States Constitution, a person can serve up to two terms as President, with each term being four years. There are no term limits for the Vice President, so theoretically one could serve in that position indefinitely, as long as they are reelected or chosen by the President to serve again.
How many term can a president serve in a office?
The US constitution limits a US president to serving two terms in office.
How many terms cam a person serve as president?
According to the U-S Constitution as amended, a President can be elected to only two terms or a maximum of 10 years if he completes a term to which he was not elected.
