Why presidents serve 4 years

To find the answer, we need to go back to a sweltering Philadelphia summer in 1787, when the Founding Fathers argued, compromised, and at some points despaired over creating an executive office that wouldn't lead to that most unwanted and troublesome of things: a new king.

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Why Are Presidential Terms Four Years?

U.S. History

T o find the answer, we need to go back to a sweltering Philadelphia summer in 1787, when the Founding Fathers argued, compromised, and at some points despaired over creating an executive office that wouldn't lead to that most unwanted and troublesome of things: a new king. 

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