What are the disadvantages in terms of campaigning and legislating of having a six year term?
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thats too long. means we'd have 12 years of bush. look at what a disaster the last 5 have been. 8 years of clinton & 4 of bush sr.\nthe last 20 years of this nation was ruled by only 3 men, thats bad.
808622
Uh, no- Bush was elected for his second 4 year term.  Bush will be forced out of office by law in 2 more years.  A person can only be president 2 times, then they're banned for life by federal law
165197
I think presidential. Parliamentary systems can be unstable in multiparty systems. Many times, no party has a majority in the legislature leading to temporary coaltions.
35833
Depends on the country.  It might be:\n\n- laziness (certainly usa)\n- feeling that your vote has no value\n- not liking any of the candidates\n- fear
727868
Senators are elected by popular vote by the people of the state they represent.  Each Senator holds office for a six-year term.  Except in rare cases where a Senate seat has become vacant mid-term (because of a death or resignation), a state does not have elections for both seats in the same year.
739930
It depends on the state. Some states have term limits. Others don't.
954432
Depending upon the district size and composition it could take anywhere from 250,000 to millions plus.  You really need to gain party support and be able to go out and raise campaign funds from the public and individual sources.  Focus on working for and within the party, perhaps try to land a staffers job or run for a lower level office to get established.  It is not impossible but it is highly improbable at 25 unless you are independently wealthy and want to send you own money.
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It depends on whether you are 3 term or 5 term.\nGo to your County Council Web site.
107760
An advantage is that it helps maintain a strong two-party system that accidentally has made the country strong and vigorous and always open to new ideas.  A disadvantage is that the Democratic party has been commandeered by far left Liberals, pretending to be middle-of-the-road only during elections.  Hatred and obstructionism will never advance the USA because what goes around comes around.
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Members of the US Senate are elected for 6 years.  1/3 of the Senate is up for election every 2 years.  Members of the House of Representatives are elected every 2 years.  They spend all of their energy getting re-elected and never do anything worthwile for the country.\n\nIf by term limits you mean "How long can the serve or how many times can they be relected?"  The answer is there is no limit to the number of times they can be elected.
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1. corruption in all level.\n2. lack of community awareness and social accountibalty.\n3. too old judiciary system, law and enforcement agencies.\n4. huge geographical statitics and population.\n5. misuse of law.\n6. no political will to bring the pro-people system.
576477
Run for public office.
794425
There are term limits.  It's called voting them out!
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Issues and concerns change. The politician who does not change is often left high and dry. If a politician runs for a higher office than the one they currently hold, they have to take into account the larger, more diverse population which is eligible to vote for the higher office. \n\nPolitics is often called "the art of the possible," for these very reasons. It's also been said that "the primary job of a politician is to get re-elected." This implies that he or she must change with the people who elect him or her and reflect their concerns. Holding onto an early "mandate" can be very difficult when you have to change your original positions.\n\nOther problems: being elected on a "mandate" is one thing, actually DOING something about it when you get into office is quite another; many times, those elected on a "mandate" discover that they need more help getting the madate implemented than they can muster; there's also the fact that being together with other politicians in a location far from your constituents often makes the memory of why you were elected fade.\n\nPolitics is a constant game of balances and compromises.
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A) It depends. Sometimes name recognition can be bad if you are recognized for a bad incident/policy. Incumbency helps name recognition and provides its own perks so you need to have a lot of name recognition to overcome the incumbent if you are a challenger.\n\nB) Time can help and hurt. It really depends on the race. Sometimes as the challenger you want a long race where you can build up support and chip away at your opponent. Other times, though, you want a quick race as your support peaks quickly but if the race is drawn out it gives more time for your opponent to pick you appart and your support tires/burns out quickly.\n\nC) Personal ambition has really little to do with the election. All candidates are ambitious. What matters is actually doing the things that will get you elected: Raising/having a lot of money, meeting the voters, and working the media. Having an ambitious plan for the voters to buy into works well, especially if you are running for some administrative offices like mayor, governor, etc.
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1. Term limits to keep Congress fresh and not so self serving. House members run every 2 years and are almost always campaigning rather than concentrating on the country.\n2. The abolishment of PACS and other lobbying interests. Let the issues be decided on the merits, not how much money lines the pockets of the lawmakers.
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b 2004\nSenators serve for 6 year terms