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The US Constitution limits a person to 10 years as president. This effectively means that they can have 2 terms in office, which is 8 years. The reason for the extra 2 years is so that anyone who was promoted to president in the middle of a term is not unfairly restricted from running for resident in the future. For example, if the president was to die in office (like JFK did), the vice president takes over, but only for the rest of the 4 year term. When someone becomes president like this, they do not start a new "turn" of 4 years, they only continue the 4 years of the last president. As they have had a limited amount of time in office (as long as its less than 2 years anyway), they can still have the chance to be president for 2 terms of their own.
Various other political leadership jobs have limits like this - usually State Governors.
Term limits are actually not the normal rule with heads of state, so the US is unusual in this respect. Here in the UK, someone is prime minister for as long as they are elected.
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If the president is incapacitated who becomes the president?
The vice president can serve as the president in this case. Amendment 25 specifies procedures to be followed if the president says he is unable to serve and voluntarily yields his power and if he does not think he is incapacitated and how he can get his power back if he recovers his capacities.
How long is a president president for?
They serve in four year terms. Currently, a president can only serve 2 terms.
An argument of president Jefferson against the idea of judicial review was that?
Answer this question… It gave too much power to officials with lifetime terms.
What is the maximum number of terms a president can serve?
A president can serve no more than two full terms.
What is the maximum number of terms for a president?
There is no overall maximum number of terms that someone can be President of the USA, but there is a limit of two consecutive terms. It is possible that someone could serve two terms, sit out a term, then serve two more terms.
Two numbers with the same variable raised to the exact same power?
these numbers are call like terms
Does the president of Kenya have a certain amount of terms?
No. As long as his party retains power, the president's length of office is indefinite.
Which president after 2 terms left as an example of graceful and peaceful transition of power?
The first President-George Washington.
How many terms are a president allowed to serve?
2 terms. 8 years total.
Who is the first president to have two terms?
who was the first president to have 2 terms
How many terms can a president and vice president serve?
2 terms
If the president is incapacitated who becomes the president?
The vice president can serve as the president in this case. Amendment 25 specifies procedures to be followed if the president says he is unable to serve and voluntarily yields his power and if he does not think he is incapacitated and how he can get his power back if he recovers his capacities.
Can a US president be elected as President after serving two terms as President?
No, the term limit for a president is two terms.
Grover Cleveland was president for 2 terms or not?
He was president for 2 terms making him the 22nd and 24th president.
If a vice president serves for two terms can he still be president?
A person might serve for any number of terms as vice president and still be elected to two terms as president.
How long can a Greece president be in power?
The President of Greece can serve up to two 5-year terms. Greece has a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic form of government.
How many terms can a president serve in the White House?
A president can serve two presidential terms of four years. Altogether, he/she can serve eight years as president.
