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if a US President is elected for 2 terms he will serve 8 years unless he resigns, dies, or becomes unable to perform his duties. A vice-president (or other official) who succeeds an elected president may serve for up to 2 years without forfeiting eligibility to two elected terms. So a President can serve a maximum of 10 years under the law set forth in the 22nd Amendment.

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How long can a president serve for and how many terms?

In the usa, the president can serve up to two terms, each being 4 years. The president can only serve the second term if he/she is elected again.


How many times was George Washington elected president?

Washington was the only president never elected to his office - he was acclaimed to it. He served two terms, and could have served to his death, but thought no one person should serve more than two terms.


How many years may a person be appointed as a president?

The president of the US isn't appointed ... rather, elected. A maximum of two terms (8 years) is all they can serve in that office.


How many terms can a president serve-?

This depends on the country/organization. See related questions.United States:A US President may be elected to only two 4-year terms of office, under the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. He may also serve up to 2 years of the term of the preceding President, through succession, for a total of ten years in office, However, if he serves more than 2 years of a preceding President's term, he can only be elected to one more full term. (The unlikely possibility that a Vice President could succeed to terms of more than one President is not addressed.)Bolivia:A president may only be elected for a single non-renewable 5 year term.Ecuador:As of the 2008 Constitutional Change, A president may be elected to at most two - 4 year terms.2 terms for a total of 8 years ( each term is 4 years).


The Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution sets the maximum number of years a President can serve to eight years?

Not exactly. It says the no one may be elected for more than two terms and that a person who has already served more than two years of a term to which another person was elected can only be elected for one more term. It follows that a person who has served for no more than two years of another person's term could be elected for 8 more years giving a total of at most ten years in office.

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What terms of office can a president only be elected to?

They can serve two terms.


For how long do you elect the president for?

The president is elected for a four-year term. They can only be elected twice.


What are the terms of office for the vice president?

The vice president's term of office is four years, just like the president's term. However, there is no limit to the number of terms a vice president can serve.


Member of the house may serve how many terms?

Unlimited terms. The only elected federal office to have term limits is the president.


Can the president run 3 consecutive terms?

No, US Presidents can only serve 2 terms, even if unconsecutively.


Why is there a restriction on terms a president can serve?

A US President is restricted to only two elected terms and up to two years of a President that person succeeded in office - for a total of 10 years maximum as President.


Number of terms a president can serve?

Two consecurive elected terms.


Number Of terms president can serve?

Two consecurive elected terms.


How many terms can a president serve after being elected what amendment addresses this term limit?

Technically, there is no legal limit to the number of terms a person can serve as U. S. President. The 22nd Amendment to the U. S. Constitution limits the number of times a person can be elected U. S. President to two. Those who previously served at least two years as President or Acting President can be elected only once.


Can serve up to two terms in office?

The President can only serve up to two terms in office.


Which president was the only one to serve two nonconsectutive terms of office?

Grove Cleveland has that distinction. He was elected in 1884, defeated in 1888 and elected again in1892.


Can a president serve longer than two terms?

He can serve one day shy of half of another term if he assumed office after the president resigned or died. Other than that, two terms (8 years) is the limit. The 22nd Amendment says:Section 1. 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.