Friday, September 22, 2017

Is it true or false that there are no term limits for members of Congress?

It is true that members of Congress have no term limits. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two year terms. They can run for reelection every two years and there is no limit on the amount of times you can run for reelection. In the Senate, Senators are elected to six year terms and can run for reelection as many times as they want. These rights are granted in the Constitution of...

It is true that members of Congress have no term limits. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two year terms. They can run for reelection every two years and there is no limit on the amount of times you can run for reelection. In the Senate, Senators are elected to six year terms and can run for reelection as many times as they want. These rights are granted in the Constitution of the United States of America. 


At one point, Arkansas passed legislation that would impose term limits on those who were in Congress. Arkansas' legislation was stricter than that of the Constitution of the United States of America. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton that states cannot impose a term limit on their federal officials. 

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