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What happens if a person is elected president but they die before they are sworn in?
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The assistant president will be sworn into office.
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What happens if a person is elected president in November but dies before he takes office in January Does his vice-presidential mate become president or is there another rule of ascendancy?
yes, the vice president shall act as president in case of death or other constitutional disability of the president, as it is stated in the constitution.
How many total years can a person serve as president in the US now?
They could (technically) serve 10 full years. They can be elected twice (thus serving 8 years) and get the other two years by being elected V.P. and the President dying almost immediately. So, serve the first two and then be elected twice.The law does not allow a person that has served as President for more then two years to be elected a second time."Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. "Realistically, you will only see 8 years though. Thanks, I didn't know this before either!
What is the maximum amount of time one person can be president?
The maximum amount of time one person can be a US President is 10 years.The Twenty Second Amendment to the US Constitution states that:"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."So, if a person (the vice-president) takes the office of the President in the first or second year of the preceding President's term, they may only be elected to the office for one four year term. However, if they take the office of President in the third or fourth year of the term, they may then be elected for two four year terms, thus being able to hold the office for a total of ten years.
What separated presidential and vice-presidential elections?
The 12th amendment to the Constitution provides for the president and vice-president to be elected in separate ballots. Prior to this amendment the person who finished second in the balloting for president was elected vice-president.
What is a presidential elector?
A presidential elector is a person elected by the voters to represent them in making a formal selection of the Vice President and President.
Before Ronald Reagan was elected William H. Harrison had a singular distinction what was it?
He was the oldest person to be elected president.
How long must a person live in the us before they become president?
A person must be a natural born citizen to be elected President.
How is the vice president elected?
He is elected in conjunction with the person running as president .
What happens if a person is elected president in November but dies before he takes office in January Does his vice-presidential mate become president or is there another rule of ascendancy?
yes, the vice president shall act as president in case of death or other constitutional disability of the president, as it is stated in the constitution.
How many times may times may a person be elected president?
A person can be elected president at most two times.
Who was the oldest person elected US President before Ronald Reagan?
The oldest man to be elected as U.S. President was Ronald Reagan who was elected at the age of 69. He turned 70 three months later. If John McCain is elected President then he will be the oldest at 73.
Was Ronald Reagan the youngest president to get elected in the US?
Just the opposite. At the time, he was the oldest president ever elected.
What amendment states no person be elected president more than twice No person who has held the office of president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president?
Amendment 22 is what you are thinking of.
What president was elected to the most terms of office and how many times was he elected?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) - elected to four terms. After FDR, the 22nd Amendment ratified in 1951, limited the presidential office to two terms. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
How many total years can a person serve as president in the US now?
They could (technically) serve 10 full years. They can be elected twice (thus serving 8 years) and get the other two years by being elected V.P. and the President dying almost immediately. So, serve the first two and then be elected twice.The law does not allow a person that has served as President for more then two years to be elected a second time."Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. "Realistically, you will only see 8 years though. Thanks, I didn't know this before either!
Ronald Reagan was one of the youngest men ever elected President of the US.?
false
Can a person be elected vice president after being president for two years?
yes he or she can
