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Why is a presidential term 4 years? Join or Log In to answer.

-bethie (147Q / 500A)
Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:03am via Twitter

so that we elect a new president every four years, and don't get settled into having a president for life or a hereditary title. Its to ensure that we never have a monarch.

-Mangangali (36Q / 6759A) Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:05am

Which is the same reasoning behind the Two-Term limit, which was put in place after FDR had been elected 4 times in a row.

-rivalarrival (82Q / 1483A) Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:31am

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