Let's say that a president dies while in office and the vice pesident must take over for any given amount of time, can he or she still serve two terms despite whatever time served as president due to the death of the former president?
2006-10-23 13:42:25 · 11 answers · asked by REiN 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes, they can serve 2 full terms of their own.
2006-10-23 13:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
A President is limited to two elected terms of four years or 10 years in office is filling the term of a previous President.
2006-10-23 13:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by Republican Mom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, that president must still finish the term (from the original presidency) and run again in the next election if he / she wants to serve another term as President. If he/she gets elected however, then the President can run again in another 4 years.
2006-10-23 13:44:54 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie Bravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a president can officially serve 10 years. this was put into the constitution for this exact reason which was done in the case of Ford taking over when Nixon resigned. After the term he took over if it was only 2 years or less he could then campaign and serve 2 more terms thus be in 10 years, but after that he cannot serve again.
2006-10-23 13:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by dread pirate lavenderbeard 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The election will take place as usual. His taking the president's place has nothing to do with extending a term or terms. If The VP then runs for reelection, he could potentially serve 2 terms as president.
2006-10-23 13:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by Doug R 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a person can serve a maximum of 10 years. if the president dies in his first year, the vice president will be elligible for one elected term. if the pres dies in year 3 (ie kennedy) the vp is elligible for 2 elected terms.
2006-10-23 13:50:45 · answer #6 · answered by kujigafy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A President may only be in office for a total of ten years. Meaning, if he/she takes over at the end of the first year of the President, he/she may only run for one term after that.
If it is after the second year, he/she may run twice.
2006-10-23 13:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can. Pres Johnson completed Pres. Kennedy's term. He was then elected to his own 1st term. He was considering running for his second but because of the problems with Vietnam he opted to not run.
2006-10-23 15:01:40 · answer #8 · answered by Ranger473 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the VP steps in with two years or less of the incomplete term. If Bush died NOW, and Cheney stepped in tomorrow, then Cheney could only run for one more term. But if Bush died this coming February 1, then Cheney could run twice.
2006-10-23 13:44:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-10-23 13:46:38 · answer #10 · answered by Katz 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋