2006-09-06 06:38:22 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
A president can only be president for 2 four year terms (being re-elected one time). Ashley W. and I Only Give All True Answers are wrong. A president cannot serve 2 four year terms, take a 4 year break and be elected to another 2 terms. The Constitution states that a president can only be elected to 2 four year terms (a total of 8 years) however, the max number of years a president can serve is 10. Here's why:
Say the president is unable to serve the remainder of his second term and there is less than 2 years left on his second term. The vice president will serve the remaining 2 or less years of the presidents term and can be elected president to 2 full terms of 8 years.
2006-09-06 18:36:49 · answer #1 · answered by SeahawkFan37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A President can serve no more than 10 years...or be elected to two full terms. In other words, she can be re-elected twice.
If a Vice-President becomes the President as the result of another President dying or resigning, that former Vice-President can serve the dead President's term. If less than two years remain of that term, she can now run for two full four-year terms.
2006-09-06 06:48:30 · answer #2 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once.
22nd Amendment: "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."
If they have been elected President, then can only be re-elected once.
2006-09-06 06:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
re-elected = once
elected = twice
A president can serve more than 8 years actually. IE, say Ford whom took over for Nixon had been re-elected in 76. He could have been re-elected in 80 therefore served a total of 10 years.
2006-09-09 19:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can be re-elected only once serving a total of 2 terms (8 years)
2006-09-06 06:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by jacemo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 four year terms, then after they can be vice-president, or re-run again the next year. Former President Clinton could run again now if he wanted to. You just need to take a break after two consecutive terms.
2006-09-06 06:42:34 · answer #6 · answered by wmkinger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they can only sever 8year in office at a time we have election every 4 years and after there 8 year they have to seat out for at the lest 4 year then they can run again and be in office for anthor 8 but in between that you have to take a 4 year break
2006-09-06 06:42:49 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An American president can serve two 4 yr. terms...( 8 yrs )
2006-09-06 06:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 terms
2006-09-06 06:47:01 · answer #9 · answered by bushfan88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two elected terms.
2006-09-06 06:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by goldmedaldiver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋