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Can a person who was president for two terms run as a vice president?
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∙ 16y ago
No. A person who has served two terms as president can not serve as president again, and the vice-president must be eligible to serve as the president, in case the president is unable to serve.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoWith the 22nd Amendment amending the 12th, it would then change the answer altogether. "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice," the 22nd Amendment says. In preventing individuals from being elected to the presidency more than twice, the 22nd amendment does not preclude a former president from again assuming the presidency by means other than election, including succession from the vice presidency. Depending on which constitutional law scholar you ask, they are not constitutionally ineligible to the office of president, and therefore not barred by the 12th Amendment from being elected vice president.
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The 12th Amendment would preclude Bill Clinton (for example) from the office of vice president. "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
Bill cannot be President again, therefore, he cannot be Vice President.
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With reference to former President Bill Clinton and taking a strict interpretation, there is nothing explicitly prohibiting a former President from becoming Vice president. They are two different offices. Historically, vice president and other cabinet positions are the springboards to the presidency; the progression has never been backwards. Similarly, there have been vice presidents who have served two terms and then went on to serve as president for one term.
However, in order to become Vice president, you must receive votes, just like the office of president. Based on the national party convention structure, the candidate that wins the primary usually chooses the second best candidate to be his running mate, or someone who is actively serving in Congress or other political office. But, Bill Clinton could technically be nominated by a "voice vote." Party rules would govern how the nomination might occur. This could be an interesting paradigm shift in the way Vice presidential candidates are chosen or not chosen. Never before have a husband and wife both run for the office of the presidency.
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In the example above, Bill Clinton cannot be President again as he has served two terms. He is therefore ineligible to assume the position of vice-president, as he could be asked to assume the position of President, which he cannot do.
The 12th amendment ends:
"But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
And the 22nd amendment makes a two-term President "constitutionally ineligible."
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∙ 16y agoNo, he may not. To serve as vice president, one must be eligible to be president. The 22nd amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms. Bill Clinton, for example, could not be Hillary Clinton's VP because he has already served two terms as president.
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∙ 16y agoNo. See Amendment 12 of the US Constitution last sentence - "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Since the president has already served two-4 yr terms he/she would be ineligble to be elected President again, therefore would also be ineligble to be Vice-President as well.
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∙ 14y agoThey cannot that was one of the problems that people didn't want to elect Hillary Clinton but people later said that she couldn't have even had her husband former president as a vice president
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∙ 15y ago=== === No, any type of president can be elected for a maximum of 2 terms. the president and vice presidents terms are equivelent
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∙ 11y agoNO- a president who has served two terms can not be the vice-president.
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∙ 12y agoNo. The vice president must be eligible to become the President and a person who has served two terms as president is no longer eligible to be president.
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∙ 13y agono
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Why can't a person who has served the maximum terms as president be vice president?
In order to run for Vice President, one needs to meet the qualifications to be President.
Can an x-president be vice president?
The 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution says that a person must be eligible for the presidency in order to be eligible for the vice presidency. Therefore, a person could not run for vice president if he/she has reached his/her presidential term limit. Otherwise, no problem.
How many terms can a vice president run for?
There is no term limit on Vice Presidents (at least in the US). However, the Vice President must be eligible to be President, so no one who has reached the limit of two terms as President may be Vice President.
Can a sitting vice president who has served eight years in office under the same president be picked to run again as a vice president by another person running for president?
Legal schollars are not agreed on this point, but there is no explicit limit in the Constitution to how many terms a person may be elected to the office of Vice-President. The two term limit applies only to the office of President. YES they can
How long can a Vice President serve after he replaces a President who has been impeached?
The vice president would finish the term and have to run for any future terms on his own. Eight years (two terms) is the maximum time anyone can be president.
When president die after serve 2 years then vice president will become a president then can he run for 2 more terms?
YES. The Constitution states that a president can serve for 10 years or two terms. Since each term is 4 years, two terms is 8 years. In these cases, the Vice-President that becomes President can finish the two years, and then run for 2 more terms in office.
How many terms can a person run for president?
in the US two terms
Can a Vice President run for President after serving 2 terms?
Yes. The Constitution has no limitation to serving as Vice President... only President. That limitation is two elected terms or 10 years. As a recent example, Vice President Bush served for two full terms under Reagan before running and winning the Presidency. He also ran for a second term against Clinton but lost. VP Gore served two terms and ran after that for Presidency and won (but still lost)... but thats another story. The real question you should be asking,however, is whether a President who has served two terms or 10 years can then serve as Vice President. The Answer to that is NO although that has never been tested. The 12th Amendment states "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
If a newly elected president dies in office and the vice president assumes the office of president could they then run for president and be elected for 2 full terms?
No, They can not run for two full terms. However,they may run for one more term in office as President of the United States.
Can a president run for vice president?
Someone who has been President can run for Vice President if he/she has not served two terms as President. Because the President is limited to two terms, and the Vice President must be eligible to become President, someone who has reached that term limit cannot become Vice President.
Can a person run independently for the office of Vice President of the US not part of a complete presidential ticket?
No, in the United States system the president selects his vice president. The Vice President is not determined seperately by vote.
How long must a president wait to run again after serving 2 terms?
Once a President has served two terms, that person is ineligible to run for President again.
