I know that a governor can only serve 2 consecutive terms, but can they serve more than that in their lifetime
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.
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.
779474
but you'd run out of candidates very quickly. There are usually only 3-5 former prezes alive at a time, and often 2-3 of those are too old/ill to serve.
175314
A governor is the head of the state government, which means he signs state-level bills into law and forms a budget for each year he or she is in power.  A governor also spends a lot of time performing ceremonies like ribbon cuttings on new businesses or groundbreakings on new factories.\n\nA governor also delivers a lot of speeches on behalf of local representatives running for election or re-election.  A governor usually wants to work with a senate and house that is primarily from the same political party he or she belongs to.  The governor usually doesn't spend a lot of time in the actual senate or house chambers, but the lieutenant governor may preside over the sessions.  In many states, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately, so they might not even agree on proposed laws or ideas for the state's future.\n\nSome governors go on to run for president of the United States because they know how to run a large government and aren't worried about losing their seat in the Senate or House if they lose the election.
757647
The total number of years a person can serve as president is 10.  Example:  Say President Bush is unable to serve the remaining 2 years of his presidency (after January 20, 2007) Vice President Cheney would serve the remaining time of President Bush's term.  Then Vice President Cheney could serve 2 full four-year terms.
899954
All states have a Gubernatorial election...just not all at the same time...
1100590
presidents used to be able to serve up to 4 terms in office  but a law was passed by congress that the president can only now serve 2 terms. Once a president has served 2 terms they can not run for another term. This does not matter if there has been another president since that last president who served 2 terms. The president who has already served 2 terms can never serve another even if that President quit office half way through the 2nd term
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.
917399
No he cannot.  After FDRs death in 1945.  The house and Senate passed a amendment limiting the time a person can be president.  8 Years if elected or 10 Years if the person was a vice president and the president died two years into the term and then the person ran for election.
934186
YES YOU ARE ALLOWED ONLY TWO TERMS IN OFFICE AND THERE IS NO LAW STATING THAT THEY HAVE TO BE BACK TO BACK. BUT ONCE THOSE TWO ARE COMPLETE THEN YOUR WHITE HOUSE DAYS ARE OVER. AN EX PRESIDENT FOR INSTANCE CLINTON COULD NOT RUN AS THE VICE PRESIDENT WITH HIS WIFE IF SHE RUNS IN 08 BECAUSE IF SHE DIED THEN HE WOULD BECOME PRESIDENT IE BREAKING THE TERM LIMIT LAW.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected four\ntimes in a row, because he was an outstanding President. He died during his fourth term having complications from Polio.\n\nIt was later, that a Constitutional Ammendment was added, which restricted a President to serve no more than two terms.
474851
No, the maximum is 10 years.  8 elected and 2 from having become president from the VP position.
366243
No, he cannot.  A President, as far as anyone knows, CAN be Vice President after he serves two terms as President.  However, if the President would step down or die in office, the Vice President could NOT serve as President, since he has reached his Constitutional limit.
802516
It depends on the state, for instance in Texas(were I live) the governor has very little power, while in other states they have much more. most can introduce legislation at the state level and etc. Basically they are state level presidents with limited power and more checks on what they can and cannot do.
1124506
5 year terms unlimited but no one has gone over 2 Annan was elected in 1997
866591
Seriously? Of course each State has two Senators. Depending on the year a Senator was elected, he/she is up for reelection six years later. Not every Senator wins election in the same year, so they will not all be up for reelection in the same year.
719617
They're called "Term Limits" and they can be voted on. The way politics work is that one builds their reputation by acheiving different levels of office until they reach their goal. Some people want to be President, so they run for treasurer, then Mayor, then Govenor, then Representative, then Senator, and then finally President. Maybe not that extensive, but that's what they do. Term limits are there so that incumbents don't hold a position until they die. Some states have term limits, some don't. I support term limits, thus, I will vote yes on term limits on a ballot whenever I see them. Tell congress to pass term limits on Congressman! We need it!