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Why is amendment 22 important?
The 22nd Amendment states that no president will be elected to more than 2 terms or 10 years. Under traditional circumstances the president will be elected to a four year term, then will be re-elected to a second four year term. After serving the eight years, that president may not run again. The ten year clause exists in case a president were to be assassinated. If the president were to be killed, the vice president would then become president. If the (assassinated) president were to serve two years before being assassinated, the vice president would serve the remaining two years, and may run for two more terms (8 years), which would total ten. No one may serve more than ten years. This amendment was passed because many people feared that a president may gain too much power and never leave office.
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.
How long can the president be in the office?
once voted 4years second vote 4 years by total 8 years. one man can be in office as a president for only 8 years in USA.
The Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution sets the maximum number of years a President can serve to eight years?
Not exactly. It says the no one may be elected for more than two terms and that a person who has already served more than two years of a term to which another person was elected can only be elected for one more term. It follows that a person who has served for no more than two years of another person's term could be elected for 8 more years giving a total of at most ten years in office.
What are the conditions a president of the United States can serve more than two termes consecutively?
If a vice president takes office after his president has served no more than half his term, then the vice president can finish the president's term, anywhere under two years. Then this president can serve the two term limit on his own, or a possible total of ten years. However, this has never occurred.
