Question: how long is the term of a president in the usa
Answer: In the United States , the president of the United States is elected indirectly through the United States Electoral College to a four - year term , with a term limit of two terms ( totaling eight years ) or a maximum of ten years if the president acted as president for two years or less in a term where another was elected as president , imposed by the Twenty - second Amendment to the United States Constitution , ratified in 1951 .