When was the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution passed and what does it do?

Passed by Congress in 1947, and ratified by the states on February 27, 1951, the Twenty-Second Amendment limits an elected president to two terms in office, a total of eight years. However, it is possible for an individual to serve up to ten years as president.

Why do we have presidential term limits?

When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes “president for life”. This is intended to protect a republic from becoming a de facto dictatorship.

What happens if a US President refuses to leave office?

So, if a U.S. president is unseated in an election and they refuse to leave the office on Jan. 20, they’re officially squatting.

What happens when a new president is sworn in?

If everything goes according to law, then the new President would be sworn in on the steps of the U.S. capitol building (not the White House), as they always are. Upon swearing in, that person would immediately take on the full powers of the Presidency, including control of the armed forces.

What happens if there is no president or vice president?

If no president or vice president can be selected before January 20, when the current president’s term expires, the Speaker of the House becomes acting president until the situation can be resolved. According to Riley, this nearly happened in 2000 when voting irregularities in Florida caused election results to be contested.

What would happen if the old president left the White House?

Once it was clear that the old President (who is now simply a U.S. citizen again) would not leave the White House, he would be arrested by some combination of the Secret Service, the Marines that guard the White House and the Washington DC police department. He would be arrested, and charged with whatever laws he had broken including trespassing.