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Question: How many terms can a president serve in a row?

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The President of the United States of America is limited to two terms under the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

Amendment 22: 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. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress.


Comments
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On 10/21/08
kjghyu from AL said:
how many terms can a president serve?
On 09/23/08
Kenny from GA said:
FDR was able to serve as P.O.T.U.S. more than two terms because he served BEFORE the passing of the 22nd amendment.
On 09/23/08
carric from AL said:
vp can only serve for 2 yrs
On 08/26/08
tanish from TX said:
If the president served two terms can he then turn around and run for another office as long its not the presidenticy?
On 06/09/08
Maria from NY said:
to answer the first comment FDR was the reason for the ammendment limiting a president to two terms
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