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George Washington established a precedent of a President serving no more than 2 terms (he was asked to take a third term, but declined). It was observed until Franklin D. Roosevelt, who ran for a third, and then a fourth term because there was actually no prohibition against it. After Roosevelt died, Congress passed an amendment limiting the terms of any future president to just two.
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When George Washington was president did they have 4 year terms?
Yes. The 4-year term for the office of president is part of the original Constitution. Also, there was no limit to the number of terms a person could have in the original Constitution.
How many years can the President serve Why is there a limit to how many terms a person can be President?
The president can serve up to eight years, which is two terms. A term is four years. A limit has been set, so our government will not become a dictatorship.
Are there any term limits placed on the presidency?
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.
What are the positive and negative consequences of a president having a limit of two terms?
one positive is that it gives the president an equal of ruling as President
How did the 22nd amendment limit the power of the president of the US?
The 22nd amendment added term limits to the Presidency. The original Constitution did not limit how many terms the President can serve. The 22nd amendment was enacted after Franklin D Roosevelt served four terms as President. The 22nd amendment limits an individual to two four year terms (a President who assumes office by reason other than an election (impreachment or death of the current president) can serve two full terms if he assumes office in the last two years of the former president's term and only one full term if he assumes office in the first two years of the former president. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22nd_amendment for more information
When George Washington was president did they have 4 year terms?
Yes. The 4-year term for the office of president is part of the original Constitution. Also, there was no limit to the number of terms a person could have in the original Constitution.
Can a US president be elected as President after serving two terms as President?
No, the term limit for a president is two terms.
How long is a president term and how terms can you serve?
One term as President is four years, with a limit of two terms.
How many terms could a president serve in 1860?
There was no official limit on terms at the time.
Does the amendment 22 limit the president to four terms in office?
It limits a president to TWO four-year terms in office.
What is the limit on how many terms and total years to which a president can be elected?
The limit on the amount of terms a president can serve is two. Each term is four years so the limit on the amount of years a president can serve is eight. A president must be re-elected in order to serve a second term.
What is Amendment 22 primary purpose?
to limit president terms
What term limit did the delegates of the constitutional convention place o the president?
According to the website ConstitutionCenter.org, nothing in the original Constitution limited presidential terms. Amendment XXII, which was ratified Feb. 27, 1951, is responsible for the two-term limit on presidency. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only president in history to serve more than two terms. "Although nothing in the original Constitution limited presidential terms, the nation's first president, George Washington, declined to run for a third term, suggesting that two terms of four years were enough for any president. Washington's voluntary two-term limit became the unwritten rule for all presidents until 1940."
Why can't George W. Bush continue as a president?
Because he has already served two terms as president. since FDR's four terms, there was a limit set to two terms as president
How many years can the President serve Why is there a limit to how many terms a person can be President?
The president can serve up to eight years, which is two terms. A term is four years. A limit has been set, so our government will not become a dictatorship.
Who has a limit of 2 terms?
In the United States of America That would be the President.
Are there any term limits placed on the presidency?
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.
