how does the usa political system work with their president?

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stacey1122

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#11264 12-Jan-2007 13:59

is america when a president gets elected does he or she get 4 years in office? then can they stand again for the next election or not?

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#57723 12-Jan-2007 14:03

All you wanted to know about POTUS.

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#57729 12-Jan-2007 15:39

4 years I believe. A president can only do 2 back-to-back terms though. So 8 years max if they win their second election, then they MUST take 4 years off before they can stand again.

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#57730 12-Jan-2007 15:59

Ben: ...So 8 years max if they win their second election, then they MUST take 4 years off before they can stand again.

I think you will find that it's 8 years max for life i.e. once 2 x 4 year terms have been served, that person cannot be president again.

In George W.'s case, it's just as well this policy is in place I think...

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#57781 13-Jan-2007 16:11

Also each state votes a specific number of representatives who actually make the vote for a particular presidential candidate on their behalf. Oddly enough there is no requirement for a particular representative to vote in the way they said they would however and there has been a few instances where they have changed their mind and voted differently.