a person can be president for two 5 - year terms in germany.
a person can be president for two 5 - year terms in germany.
how long can a person be president in germany?
two 5 - year terms
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bullet::::- it is a fact of our history that in 1786 there was a proposal to invite prince henry of prussia, brother of frederick the great, to be either the president of the monarch of the united states – but the proposal was retracted even before the prince could answer. later, the us constitution specifically stipulated that the president must be a person born in us territory, thus foreclosing the option of prince henry or any other european royal assuming the presidency. however, in the alternate history timeline of susan howard's story ""the republican king of america"", an outbreak of social unrest and violent riots in philadelphia and other american cities during the constitutional convention made the more conservative circles alarmed about "the dangers of rampant democracy". the idea of an american monarchy gathered momentum, with the final text of the constitution leaving open the option of a foreign-born president. following the 1789 election, prince henry's candidacy was formally put forward. the electoral college was split down the middle and after four months of tense deadlock, prince henry was elected president by a narrow majority. george washington was elected vice president, but refused to take the oath of office and withdrew to mount vernon in a huff. in 1790 the newborn united states seemed on the verge of civil war, with daily violent clashes between supporters and opponents of the president, rival militias openly training and calls made on washington to embark on rebellion and "end the new royal tyranny, as he did the old". the president considered the options of imposing martial law or alternately resigning and going back to germany, when he got a surprising invitation to visit the dying benjamin franklin, who had strongly opposed his election. the president accepted and spent a whole day in intensive conversation with franklin. three days later, in new york, he made a speech – drafted by franklin, but delivered with conviction by the president who had gained fluency in english at a remarkable speed: "my fellow citizens, i am a prince born and bred, the brother of a king – but i have crossed a great ocean and came to another land, where the laws and customs are different. you, my fellow citizens, have fought long and bravely to create a republic, and a republic it will remain, this my adopted homeland. i will seek no greater power or honor than being president of the united states, which is power enough and honor more than enough. i will wear no flowing royal robes, nothing but the sober clothes which any prosperous merchant might have. i will live in no sumptuous palace but in a comfortable house sufficient for my needs. president of a republic i am, and that i am proud to remain". at the same time, he also dropped the aristocratic "von" from his name, becoming plain president henry hohenzollern, and formally renounced all his european titles and possessions. the president's speech reverberated throughout the country (as well as shocking the royal families of europe, and especially his relatives in berlin). george washington consented to take up the position of vice president and work together with the president, and they eventually came to be personal friends. the threat of civil war receded, and americans started to realize that they had a capable, conscientious president who gave keen attention to the country's problems and was far from haughty or overbearing. however, radical groups continued to distrust the president and suspect him of biding his time and still planning to make himself a king. in june 1791, while visiting a farm in massachusetts, the president was surprised by an assassin. the first shot missed him and hit a sixteen year old farm worker, who was wounded and lay bleeding and screaming on the ground. thereupon the president – a veteran soldier – flung himself upon the boy, to protect him with his own body. the president was then killed by the assassin's second and third shots. his funeral was well attended, even his most staunch political foes sharing in the national grief and listening to the moving funeral oration delivered by washington. congress refused the request of the prussian royal family to let his body be buried with other deceased hohenzollerns, writing: "our president he was and in our land he died most nobly. in our soil he will rest and in our hearts he will live on". congress also resolved to erect in the new national capital by the potomac a tall column bearing a statue of president hohenzollern, "so that his example will serve to inspire the presidents who follow". the constitution was not changed, leaving open the option of foreign-born presidents – though there was no further attempt to introduce scions of european royalty. as a result, in 1972 henry kissinger was richard nixon's running mate and following the watergate scandal became president in 1974. in the frame story president kissinger sits in the oval office after his inauguration, gazes at the hohenzollern column which is still prominent on the capital's skyline, and muses that "but for alexander hamilton's monarchial dreams, i would not have been here".
list of fictional united states presidencies of historical figures (h–j)