Can a former president who served the full 2 terms be elected as a vice president?

Question

I was wondering if there could possibly be a Clinton/Clinton team?
Couldnt find anything on that one.

Answer 1

Yes

Answer 2

The 2 relevant Amendments to the Constitution are the 22nd and the 12th. The 22nd prohibits a person from being ELECTED more than twice or if they have served more than two years of a term for which someone else was elect, from being ELECTED more than once. It does not specifically prohibit SERVING more terms. The 12th amendment states:"But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. If anyone ineligible to be elected President were to run for Vice-President, the Supreme Court would most likely be asked and rule on the meaning of this clause. So far, no formal interpretation has been made.

Answer 3

The 22nd Amendment prohibits a president from serving more than two terms. The same regulations apply to the Vice-President. If someone has served two terms as President, they may not serve as Vice President.

Assume that the weasely Clintons have already checked this out. Even they are not bold enough to suggest a change in the law so that our "First Black President" could serve as VP under his wife.

Answer 4

sure to both questions. in reality the optimal time someone will be president in this usa is 10 years. If a vice-president takes over the president with 2 or fewer years left interior the time period, he can run for 2 extra words on his own. If he's taking over before and serves better than 2 years (even 2 years and quicker or later) of his predecessor's time period, then he can run for only one added time period on his own. undergo in ideas, the first George Bush replaced into vp for Reagan for 8 years, served as president for 4 years and then lost the subsequent election to Clinton.

Answer 5

Amendment XXII
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.

So if you inherit the presidency you can still be elected for 2 terms (if you served a short time). But if you inherit it AFTER serving 2 terms, that might be open to interpretation

Answer 6

yes they can. the term limit is only on president.

technically we can get 8 more years of Bush/Cheney.

Then again some say Bush was seated by a Court ruling so technically in that aspect he's only been "elected" once.


The President and Vice President serve a term of office of four years. The Twenty-second Amendment (which took effect in 1951) provides that no one may be elected to the office more than twice, and that no one may be elected President more than once who has held the office of (or acted as) President for more than two years of another's term (thus a person may hold the office of President no longer than ten years--two four-year terms and one term less than two years having been a vice president who succeeded to the Presidency).

Answer 7

I don't think the Constitution contains a literal restriction, but l think there is an implied restriction arising out of the two-term restriction for Presidents. How could a Vice President who has been Pres. for two terms serve as Veep when it's clear that there's at least a chance he could become President, but is constitutionally disqualified from serving?

Answer 8

I don't think so. The Constitution allows a President to serve only 2 terms. If this person were then to become Vice-President, there would be the possibility of a third term (if some tragic accident befell the current Pres.) and this would be unconstitutional.

Answer 9

No, any vice president must be eligable for and able to complete at least one full term as president, in the event of their president's removal from office. i.e they must meet all of the rules that apply to a run for Presidency(natural born citizen, 35 yrs old, etc.)
technically say W. were to die tomorrow(assassinated, bad pretzel, Laura found him with Condi, whatever) Cheney would finish out the rest of W's term and be eleigible to run in 08 and in 2012(assuming he'd win in 08 mind you and doesn'y die himself)

The longest presidency possible after the rules were changed post FDR is 10 years, 2 years as the successor to your Pres. if you are VP, and then your own 2 terms of 4 years for a total of 10.

Answer 10

No ... a person can not be Vice President if they are not eligible to serve as President (12th Amendment of US Constitution). If you've serve two terms as President, you are disqualified from that office for any more terms.

As such, you can't be Vice President.

Answer 11

The law is that a person cannot serve as an elected president for more than 2 full terms. It does not apply to someone who is appointed to fill the chair regardless of there prior status.