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Doesn't the running a presidential campaign distract an incumbent POTUS from the job?
It seems to me that every US president who spends the last year of his presidency campaigning to be re-elected must have much less time to do the current job.
Has the extent to which it is true ever ...
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Is there any law that prohibits a 3rd presendential term? [duplicate]
Is there an actual law prohibiting a 3rd precedential term by a US President. I wonder because Roosevelt did 4 terms. There was a world war that made an exception prudent. No lack of mitigating ...
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Has President Joe Biden made any public statements on wanting to run for a second term?
Joe Biden, being older than any other serving US president in history, arguably has a more realistic option of simply retiring after a single term than his younger predecessors did
Has President Joe ...
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Can an exiting US president curtail access to Air Force One from the new president?
So, suppose a US president whose term is scheduled to end, schedule a long flight on board US Air Force One on the same day that the new president is to be swore in - is he allowed to do that, and if ...
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Can any president win an election and then lose an election and then win an election? [duplicate]
Can any president win an election and then lose an election and then win an election?
Has any president ever done this in the past?
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Doesn't the 22nd amendment prevent Donald Trump from running for president again in 2024?
In multiple news articles such as ones here and here, they mention Donald Trump running for president in 2024 because it is projected Joe Biden will be president starting 2021.
I thought the 22nd ...
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If VP becomes POTUS, how often can he be elected as president afterwards [duplicate]
In the USA one can only be president for two legislative periods. Also, when a president is removed from office or dies, the vice president becomes president.
Does this count as the VP's first term or ...
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Term limits for vice president already having served as president [duplicate]
If a person becomes Vice President of the United States of America and the President dies after his 2nd year in office and the Vice President becomes President and serves for the remaining two years, ...
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Is there a legal way for US presidents to extend their terms beyond two terms of four years?
If I remember correctly in one Episode of Stargate SG-1, the president of the United States declares some state of national emergency (world was attacked by aliens) and was able to suspend elections, ...
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Can the US president change TIME to avoid leaving the office? [closed]
The 20th Amendment (article 1) of the US Constitution states that
The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and ...
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In parliamentary democracies, why does the President have a term limit, while the Prime Minister does not?
As an example, German Presidents are limited to two terms of five years and have little power in practice. However the German Chancellor is not limited by term limits despite having more power and ...
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Legally speaking in the United States, could a former two-term president be vice president?
Legally speaking, is there any laws against a former president that has served 2 terms from being vice president?
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What does "Renewable once, consecutively" presidential term limit mean?
The German president limit limit is "Renewable once, consecutively".
Does this mean the he can only be re-elected once and only if immediately after his first term.
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Does it mean that he can be ...
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What is meant by "term" for presidency in US? [duplicate]
When it is said a single term or two term president then does it means that the president was elected for the office of President one time or two time or did the president was in his position for 4 ...
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Why is "president for life" in China such a big deal?
"Great Leap Backward" was the title announcing the term limit removal in China. This BBC article tells us more about this:
The constitution has been altered to allow Xi Jinping to remain as
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