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What precedent did George Washington set that nearly all later US presidents have followed?
George Washington set the precedent of having a set number of terms. (2) By doing so, he believed that the "American Democracy" could surpass time.
Since then only one President has ever surpassed this mark. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got elected to 4 terms (dying at the start of his 4th). After he died Congress added an Amendment to the Constitution limiting all President's to 2 terms max.
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Washington set a precedent for terms served by presidents by serving how many terms and then steppin gdown?
George Washington served two terms.
What president set the two term precedent?
It is not possible to answer this question without knowing what precedent you are referring to, since many presidents throughout history set particular precedents that still influence us today.
Who was the fisrt US president?
All US Presidents are Americans. George Washington was the first.
Did George Washington want a third term as president?
George Washington, who served two terms between 1789 and 1797, did not seek a third term in office.
What does the phrase ''Washington would set a precedent mean?
This is a hard question to answer because it's pretty vague. It would be helpful to have some context. But here's some help for you: To "set a precedent" means to do something that other people will be likely to follow when they are faced with similar situations in years to come. So, for example, when the Supreme Court ruled that states couldn't outlaw abortion (Roe v Wade, 1973) they set a precedent and other courts have tended to follow that precedent. If your question refers to George Washington, I'd guess the precedent he set was to not run for reelection to a third term as president. When he did that, he set a precedent and presidents after him followed that precedent because it had been set down by Washington, who was, of course, a hero. No president ran for a third term until Franklin D. Roosevelt did in 1940. I hope this helps.
