The author concludes that the current system of limiting presidents to two terms “is not working.” Is the author’s conclusion persuasive? Support your answer with reasons or examples.

U.S. presidents spend too much time and energy campaigning for their re-election. The current two-term policy should be changed to a limit of one term lasting six years.Democracy in America would be much better off with one key change. Each president of the United States should be limited to one term only, without the possibility of re-election. Running a campaign takes a president’s focus away from the important business of the country. A sitting president should not be wasting time worrying about being re-elected. Currently, presidents are limited to serving two four-year terms in office. Presidents would be more effective if they were limited to one term of six years.If there were no possibility of re-election, the person holding this very powerful office wouldn’t be distracted by the time required for travel, debates, and speeches when campaigning for our nation’s highest office. Even when candidates are not actively campaigning, they are strategizing and thinking about the election. That wouldn’t be the case if presidents served a six-year term with no chance of re-election. Presidents could spend every day focused on running the country instead of on the next election. Without spending so much time on the campaign trail, they could get much more accomplished. It’s quite possible they could do as much in six years as past presidents have done in eight.Presidents who plan to run for re-election might make important decisions on the basis of what voters would like instead of what is best for the nation. It’s bad for the country when the president is not necessarily following what he or she thinks is the best policy, but is primarily concerned with getting votes. If presidents were limited to one term, they could do what they thought was best for the country without worrying about how it might negatively affect their chances for re-election.Likewise, presidents need money for re-election, and campaign contributions often come from special interest groups. It’s possible that presidents might accept donations from special interests, even if they didn’t necessarily agree with the groups’ agendas. Presidents certainly have an incentive to do so, because campaigns are so expensive to run. However, if presidents didn’t need campaign money once they were in office, then they wouldn’t have to take donations from special interest groups while trying to make decisions for the whole country.While the founders of the United States didn’t write term limits into the Constitution, their careful attention to checks and balances as well as their own decisions show that they thought two terms was enough. In fact, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both declined to run for a third term. The “two-term tradition” stood until Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to four terms in 1944. Many people were unhappy that Roosevelt was president for so long. In 1947, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, which legally limited presidents to serving two terms, and by 1951 the states had ratified it. This amendment was a good start, but it didn’t go far enough. The founders of this country always intended that one person shouldn’t have too much power. A limit of one six-year term for future presidents would honor that intention. The current system means that presidents campaign for their next term throughout their first term, and it is not working. We should limit each president to one term and extend that term to six years.1What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author wrote this passage? A. The author believes that a sitting president needs an additional two years in order to fulfill campaign promises. B. The author believes that longer terms for a sitting president can provide greater stability to the federal government. C. The author believes that a sitting president can be too focused on getting favorable ratings in public opinion polls. D. The author believes that the need to campaign for re-election distracts a sitting president from more important duties of the office.2Which statement BEST expresses the inference that can be drawn from paragraph 5? A. Two-term presidencies result in the decreased political influence of special interest groups. B. Costs for second-term campaigns should be paid for by the citizens. C. Campaign donations from special interest groups have an undesirable effect on the democratic process. D. A one-term limit would cause presidents to accept donations only from special-interest groups with whom they shared beliefs.3Read this sentence from the passage.George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both declined to run for a third term.Which idea does this sentence support? A. The Constitution prevented Washington and Jefferson from running for a third term. B. Washington and Jefferson thought that a president who served more than two terms would have too much power. C. People wanted the founders to serve for as long as they could, but Washington and Jefferson chose to serve only two terms. D. Washington and Jefferson started the tradition that the president should serve only two terms, but there is no legal limit on the number of terms a president may serve.4Which suggestion would be the BEST way for the author to strengthen this argument? A. Acknowledge an argument for the other side. B. Explain how the 22nd Amendment could be changed. C. Provide more information on the history of term limits. D. Include quotations from Thomas Jefferson or George Washington.

What precedent did Washington set when he announced he would not run for a 3rd term?Established the tradition of a Presidential farewell addressEstablished relations with Great Britain with Jay’s Treaty. To this day England remains one of our closest and strongest alliesIntroduced a policy of neutrality pertaining to foreign wars that was followed up until WWISet the precedent for a two term limit of Presidents that was followed until Franklin Delano Roosevelt and then turned into the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution

1What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author wrote this passage? A. The author believes that a sitting president needs an additional two years in order to fulfill campaign promises. B. The author believes that longer terms for a sitting president can provide greater stability to the federal government. C. The author believes that a sitting president can be too focused on getting favorable ratings in public opinion polls. D. The author believes that the need to campaign for re-election distracts a sitting president from more important duties of the office.2Which statement BEST expresses the inference that can be drawn from paragraph 5? A. Two-term presidencies result in the decreased political influence of special interest groups. B. Costs for second-term campaigns should be paid for by the citizens. C. Campaign donations from special interest groups have an undesirable effect on the democratic process. D. A one-term limit would cause presidents to accept donations only from special-interest groups with whom they shared beliefs.3Read this sentence from the passage.George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both declined to run for a third term.Which idea does this sentence support? A. The Constitution prevented Washington and Jefferson from running for a third term. B. Washington and Jefferson thought that a president who served more than two terms would have too much power. C. People wanted the founders to serve for as long as they could, but Washington and Jefferson chose to serve only two terms. D. Washington and Jefferson started the tradition that the president should serve only two terms, but there is no legal limit on the number of terms a president may serve.4Which suggestion would be the BEST way for the author to strengthen this argument? A. Acknowledge an argument for the other side. B. Explain how the 22nd Amendment could be changed. C. Provide more information on the history of term limits. D. Include quotations from Thomas Jefferson or George Washington.5The author concludes that the current system of limiting presidents to two terms “is not working.” Is the author’s conclusion persuasive? Support your answer with reasons or examples.

What precedent did Washington set when he announced he would not run for a 3rd term?

In the original Constitution there were no terms limits on how many terms a President could hold office.