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CoachYes, the constitution allows a President to serve a total of 10 years in office. If he/she has previously served 8 years and then something were to happen that would call for a special election (highly unlikely due to the long string of automatic replacements behind him) he/she could run again. The most likely scenario for a President to serve 10 years is for the person to become President midway thru the term (a la LBJ) and then get re-elected twice after that. Theoretically, though, something could happen to the vice president midway thru a term (a la Spiro Agnew), then a former 2 term President nominated as new VEEP and approved by Congress, then something happen to the President and the new VEEP/former pres is now President again.
No, A president can only run for President for 2 terms. The President can however be in office up to 10 years if he/she is succeeding another President that finished more than half of his/her term in office.
22nd Amendment of the US Constitution states that a US presidents can serve two four-year terms of office, and a maximum of 10 years if succeeding a President for less than half of a full term.
The 22nd amendment was enacted since Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected 4 times as President but died in his 4th term. It was felt that no other president should be in office that long again.
The 22. amendment states that no one can be elected to the office of President of the United States more than twice. So, waiting for years would not help.
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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.
Who becomes president if the elected president can not serve?
The vice-president becomes President if the president can not function.
If a president is elected for two terms how many years in office will the president serve?
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.
How long is the president and vice president elected for?
Four years. This is called a "term." No president can serve more than 2 consecutive terms, but can be elected again following a term that they did not serve as president.
Do two terms of president have to be consecutive?
No. It's theoretically possible for a president of the US to have three nonconsecutive terms in office (elected vice-president, becomes president more than two years into his term, loses (or doesn't run) the next election, runs for president in a later election and wins, loses (or doesn't run) in the next election, runs AGAIN in a later election and wins). The only US president so far to serve non-consecutive terms was Grover Cleveland, who was elected in 1884, lost to Benjamin Harrison (despite winning the popular vote) in 1888, and was elected again in 1892.
