Isn't it more than 8? Like when JFK died and Nixon took office, those years didn't count towards his two terms of 4 years right?
2007-01-20 07:21:00 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Oops, I stand corrected, LBJ took office not Nixon..
I should know that since I live in Dallas and everything. lol
2007-01-20 08:00:02 · update #1
You are right, the absolute maximum a president can serve is 10 years. The 22nd amendment limited presidents to be able to run for only two terms, however if someone were a Vice President and assumed the presidency with 2 years left in the term, he could still run for two terms. If he assumed the presidency with more than two years, he could only run for 1 term.
2007-01-20 07:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by PoliticalPhilosopher 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The maximum number of years a president can serve post FDR is 10 years. Prior to FDR there was no restriction of the number of years a president could be president. Now how did I come with 10 years when a president's term is 4 years. The Vice President may serve up to 2 years of his predecessors term without it counting as his term, should the president vacate his position for what ever reason. So serving 2 years under this rule and then successfully being re-elected two more times would net the individual a total of 10 years in the Presidential Office.
2016-05-24 01:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long answer:
A_Kansan took a great stab at this question, but some of the math is off.
If a VP does, as A_Kansan says, assume the office of the President after just one day he is only eligible for one more term (4 years + 3 years 364 days) or 8 years minus one day; according the 22nd amendment.
If a VP assumed the Presidency after two years has passed of the President's term they could serve for 10 years, no more; again witness the 22nd amendment (for more than two years).
Once a person has reached this limit they are no longer eligible to be elected to the office of President. However, as A_Kansan states, I guess that person can go and get elected to the House of Rep and be elected Speaker of the House and then be appointed President, however then they would still be held to the standard of finishing the term of the president.
So technically they could, if they served the previously mentioned 10 years; then could serve another 3 years 354 days or what ever term remained. However, I believe that after the initial 10 years they would be ineligible; but that, as they say, is a matter for the courts.
Short answer: 10 years.
2007-01-20 13:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe so many people don't know either government or history.
First, Kennedy's V.P. was Johnson, NOT Nixon. Kennedy ran against, and defeated, Nixon. Nixon was Eisenhower's V.P.
The actual answer can be infinite. The Constitution only allows 8 years by election, but has no prohibition to the total years.
For instance, they could be elected V.P. and by succession be President, the day after swearing in, should the President die. That alone is 12 years, minus one day.
Then, should they leave the Presidency, get elected to the House of Representatives, get elected to the Speaker of the House, and both the President and and Vice President die, they would by succession become President. That is 16 years, minus 2 days.
After serving 4 years, they could then return to their former position, and the same thing could happen again. That would be 20 years minus 3 days.
Other than the first instance, the rest is highly unlikely just from the probability of it all. The second reason it couldn't happen is that being President of the U.S. significantly ages a person.
Just look at photos from 1 year before running, 2 years then 4 years into a term. They age significantly. Twenty years of serving as President would be quite a burden, and I can't imagine someone surviving.
Roosevelt governed during a different time, but even the stress of the war took its toll eventually. Even though, many people actually covered for him at the time, his health significantly declined in a very short period of time.
2007-01-20 07:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by A_Kansan 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, Political is correct, the answer is ten years and his explanation is correct. This ammendment was passed after FDR won the office for four consecutive terms.
LBJ or Lyndon Johnson assumed the office of President after John Kennedy was assasinated. LBJ won election in 1964 but chose not to run again in 1968. That is when Nixon first assumed office after defeating Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 election.
2007-01-20 07:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by KingGeorge 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Currently an 8 year term is the limit. However, the War Powers Act gives the President the authority to postpone Presidential Elections during a time of war, thus giving him the ability to serve a longer term.
2007-01-20 07:30:56 · answer #6 · answered by FRANKFUSS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
8 because a president can only serve two terms. Each term is 4 years.
2007-01-20 08:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person can be ELECTED to two four-year terms as president. However, that person could have been a vice-president who succeeded a president who died in office. So, you could have up to 11 years as president. Ask Harry Truman. Roosevelt was elected in 1944, died in 1945, Truman succeeded him and served the remainder of his term. He then was elected president in 1948. He decided to NOT run in 1952, but could have.
2007-01-20 08:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by istitch2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
6
2007-01-20 07:26:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
8 is the longest a person can hold a presidental office....when nixon took office those years did count.....
2007-01-20 07:26:42 · answer #10 · answered by rev. needy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋