US Term Limits - United States Constitution
Date Submitted: 03/03/2001 07:48:16
Category: / Social Sciences / Political Science
Length: 11 pages (3071 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Political Science
Length: 11 pages (3071 words)
When the Constitution of the United States was adopted in 1789, it was without direction regarding term limits for legislators. At the time, professional politicians were unheard of, and the idea of someone serving for more than one or two terms was unlikely. So the Constitution did not formally address the issue of term limits, although it was understood that officeholders would limit themselves to one or two terms and then return to private life (1). With …
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