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Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served from 1933-1945, which was four consecutive terms. He died of a stroke while serving his fourth term.

During this time, he led the US through the Great Depression and World War II. He is considered one of the best American President of all time.

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What is the maximum number of terms a president can serve?

A president can serve no more than two full terms.


Did any president serve more than 3 terms?

Franklin Roosevelt was the only president to serve three terms . It is now illegal for a president to serve more than two terms, so FDR's record will stand for a long time.


How many terms of presidency?

FDR was elected to 4 terms. After he died during his fourth term, the Congress passed a law. The President of the USA can serve no more than 2 full terms as President (if he/she is Vice President to a President that dies in office, then they can serve the remaining term as President and serve an additional two terms in office). Therefore President Harry Truman could serve two full terms as President in addition to the term he finished up for FDR. (HST only ran for more term). LBJ could serve as two full terms plus the term he was Vice President for JFK. LBJ only served one full term as President. He did not run again in 1968.


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).


Does the constitution says that a president may only serve 8 years?

Not exactly- it says that a president can only elected to two terms, but it lets a person who takes over another's term to still be elected to 2 terms, provided he did not serve for more than 2 years before he runs the first time.

Related Questions

Which president was the only president to serve more than 2 terms?

Franklin D Roosevelt -- he served 4 terms


Which president served beyond two terms?

Franklin Roosevelt was the only president to serve more than two terms.


Who was the only president to serve more than 2 consecutive terms?

The president is Franklin Delanor Roosevelt.


What is the maximum number of terms a president can serve?

A president can serve no more than two full terms.


Who is the only person to serve more that 2 terms as the US President?

Franklin Roosevelt.


Who was the only president to serve more then 2 terms in office?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt


What president sevre more than 2 terms?

Theodore Roosevelt was the only president to serve more than two terms. He died during his fourth term, although he would have kept running had he lived. It was at this point that congress passed an amendment limiting the number of terms a president can serve. Two terms, or 10 years max.


Did any president serve more than 3 terms?

Franklin Roosevelt was the only president to serve three terms . It is now illegal for a president to serve more than two terms, so FDR's record will stand for a long time.


Was FDR the only president to serve 4 terms?

Yes, after his four re-elections Congress passed a law that said you could not serve more than two terms.


How come a President can only serve 4 terms?

Until 1940 the reason was that no president had the desire and audacity to run for more than two terms. After 1951, the reason is that the 22nd amendment to the US Constitution makes it illegal for a president to run for more that 2 terms.


What is the term for someone who is leaving a political office?

Depends on the office. Some are two years like the House or the Senate is 6 years. The President can only serve 2 terms of 4 years each, but the Vice President can serve two terms as Vice President and then go on to become President for 2 more terms.


Total years one can serve as a president in the US?

A US President cannot serve more than two terms.