George washington question!?

Question

why did he run for 8 years?

like.. did he think the next president wasnt ready?

Answer 1

They run for 8 years as it is the maximum amount of years a president is aloud i America.

Answer 2

GW was the ONLY person people would except for President for the first two terms.  He refused to run again, knowing he had set the country off on a good start, and that regular elections of different people was vital to the countrys future.

Answer 3

General Washington got the gig by being "the General" of  first the Continental, and then U.S. Army, and also by being the richest man in America after he married Martha Custis.

He stood for re-election after being begged by Alexander Hamilton and others to retain the Presidency, which meant running for a second term.  The Presidency is a job that takes a terrible toll, both physically and emotionally, and Washington felt that another (3rd) term would literally kill him, so he stepped aside.

The Presidential term limit is set by the 22nd Amendment as outlined below.   It was ratified in 1951.

Answer 4

He ran the first time because people believed he was the only one who could do the job. He was ready to retire after 1 term, but the threat of war changed his mind and he stayed in office. He  could have been president the rest of his life, but he decided it was wrong for someone to stay in office too long, because they might get too much power.

A rule was established after FDR that said you can only run for two terms.

Answer 5

Try checking out Biography.com  or just google his name.