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A common mistake is believing that if the president is impeached s/he is thrown out of office. Wrong, to be impeached is for the president to be sent to trial for a crime above a misdemeanor. It's a decision made by the House of Representatives. In order to remove the president from office the Senate must make a 2/3 vote in that favor. The correct term for removing the president from office is "Incapacitation"
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EzraThe President may be impeached (tried by the Senate, who determine whether the President is guilty or not, then what penalties should be applied if so) for "high crimes and misdemeanors". A traffic ticket or other minor offense wouldn't do it; Franklin Pierce was actually involved in a hit-and-run accident while President, and was not impeached. Any relevant offenses would have to be shown as harming the country, or impeding the President from doing their best job while in office.
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Does the US Constitution let a President stay in office if he has been voted out of office?
No, unless there is some technicality I am not aware of
Can the person who ran against him become president if the president is removed?
No, if the President is removed, retires or dies the Vice President will become President. If the Vice President can't fill the office for some reason then next in line is the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
What is the Total time a president can be in office?
10 years.However, the individual may only be twice elected to one four year term. He or she may obtain the office through order of succession (AMENDMENT XXV) to complete 2 of the total 10 years.AMENDMENT XXIIPassed by Congress March 21, 1947. Ratified February 27, 1951.Section 1.No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
When was the amendment for presidential term limits ratified?
The Twenty-Second Amendment (Section 1), ratified in 1951, limits the US President to two terms of office.Amendment 22, Section 1No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Which amendment restricts a president from running for more than two terms?
The Twenty-Second Amendment (Section 1), ratified in 1951, limits the US President to two terms of office.Amendment 22, Section 1No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
