Can a person be elected President after serveing two terms.?
474851
No, the maximum is 10 years.  8 elected and 2 from having become president from the VP position.
331678
No, he has already served two consecutive terms as governor and is not allowed to because of the state constitution.
931248
no - that is two terms in a lifetime.  In California that goes for all state elected offices.  Once you are termed out of a given office, then you are termed for life. That is why people like Bill Lockler moved from Attorney General to the State Treasurer.
965272
Yes. A person should be allowed to run for or be president an unlimited number of times.
439902
Because one president, Grover Cleveland, was both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. He is the only person to have served two non-consecutive terms.
537066
Although technically one could keep on being re-elected until the end of time, George Washington set the precedent of a two-term limit. Though it wasn't unconstitutional, running for a third term was taboo until FDR.
957351
It goes by the term of the person to hold the office.  And I don't mean when a person runs for reelection-type term.  Cleveland was president, then he didn't run/lost (I don't remember what happened) then he became president again.  Thus, Cleveland was elected and was the sitting president at two different times, which entitles him to be called the 22nd & 24th.  If he would have done it all at the same time, then it would only be considered one spot.\n\nI imagine this is also done to avoid confusion in history class.
832690
The two term limitation was added as an amendment to the constitution after the death of FDR for a few reasons. First, because of the age requirements for president - more than two terms in office would make them very elderly. Secondly, it was put into place to limit the power of one president which could lead to an imbalance of power.  If a president could run continuously, you could end up with a dictator on your hands.  As it is, no one president can be in office for more than 8 years in a row - limiting how much power he can wield. That is also the reason Congress is termed differently from the president - so that he can not control them any more than they can control him. It is all a balance of power.  Just an interesting side note, when we have a Dem as a president, congress is usually Rep in majority and vise versa when we have a Rep. pres.  Hope that helps you understand better. Happy Holidays.
806543
Yes.  Until the 1930s, Presidents voluntarily limited themselves to 2 terms, following the example of George Washington.  Then the great Liberal Democrat hero, Franklin D. Roosevelt decided he was going to be president for life (died in office during his 4 th term).  So the Constitution was amended in 1951 (the 22nd Amendment) to limit people to two (total) terms.
227445
Amendment XXII \n(Ratified in 1951.) \n\nSection 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. \n\nSection 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\n\nIt was FDR broke with tradition
318788
There is no law stating that she cannot run so long as she is a natural born citizen of the U.S. and over the age of 35.\n\nTo inpurplesilk, the two terms need not be consecutive.  President Garfield served two nonconsecutive terms.  It just states that you cannot serve more than two terms.
601083
George Jefferson for 2 terms.
542156
The President and the Vice-President are the only officials elected by the entire country. However, there are requirements for holding either of these positions. In order to be elected, one must be at least 35 years old. Also, each candidate must be a natural-born U.S. citizen and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.\n\nWhen elected, the President serves a term of four years. At most, a President may serve two terms.\n\nNOTE: Before 1951, the President could serve as many terms as he wanted. However, every President had followed George Washington’s example of stepping down after two terms. Franklin D. Roosevelt broke with tradition. Roosevelt successfully ran for office four times. Early in his fourth term, in 1945, he died. Six years later, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, which limits Presidents to two terms.\n\nThe President can be removed from office through the process of impeachment. If the House of Representatives feel that the President has committed acts of "Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors" they can impeach him with a majority vote. An impeachment is very similar to a legal indictment. It is not a conviction, however, and not enough to remove the President from office alone.\n\nThe case then goes to the Senate. Overseen by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Senate reviews the case and votes whether or not to convict the President. If they vote in favor of conviction by a two-thirds margin, then the President is removed from office.
808622
Uh, no- Bush was elected for his second 4 year term.  Bush will be forced out of office by law in 2 more years.  A person can only be president 2 times, then they're banned for life by federal law
859980
Senators serve for six-year terms that are staggered so elections are held for approximately one-third of the seats (a "class") every second year. \n\nEach House Representative serves for a two-year term and may be re-elected an unlimited number of times. \n\nBy the time of their inauguration, the President and Vice President must be:\nnatural born citizens (or citizens at the time of the Constitution's adoption)  thirty-five years old \ninhabitants for at least fourteen years of the United States. \n\nSupreme Court of the United States, highest court in the United States and the chief authority in the judicial branch\n\nArticle III federal judges" (as opposed to judges of some courts with special jurisdictions) serve "during good behavior". They cannot be removed from office except by impeachment by the House of Representatives followed by conviction by the Senate. Often this is expressed by saying they are appointed "for life". They hold their seats until they resign, die, or are impeached and convicted.
50089
The one pro of having the possibility of running more than twice is the concept of the "Lame Duck" Presidency.  This is where the President doesn't get much done because he doesn't have the possibility of moving forward his policy, so congress doesn't try to hard in a second term to push the adjenda.
178340
Wow! These liberals never cease to amaze me.\n\nNo, a President cannot remain in office after a second term for ANY reason. Section 1 of the 22nd Amendment states:\n\n"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."\n\nNow, the danger lies in electing someone like Al Gore or John Kerry whose main concern is what the United Nations thinks. Both have stated that they would work in close cooperation with the United Nations. And if you think we have problems now, wait until Kofi Annan is calling the shot in our country.