2006-09-20 12:19:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Section One of Article II of the U.S. Constitution establishes the requirements one must meet in order to become President. The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
2006-09-20 12:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by DE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age and Citizenship requirements - US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Term limit amendment - US Constitution, Amendment XXII, Section 1 – ratified February 27, 1951
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
2006-09-20 19:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
2006-09-20 19:25:42 · answer #3 · answered by BILL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D E had given you the correct answer. Some sources used to add "and must be elected." I don't see that much anymore. President Ford was not exactly elected to office, so it seems that has been dropped.
2006-09-20 19:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be as dishonest as possible, get a smirk look like Bush, and know how to lie and make people believe you. Jimmy Carter was an honest Babtist and he did not last long. So you want to be the exact opposite to ex-president Carter.
2006-09-20 19:30:35 · answer #5 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
All the requirements to be President of the United States are listed in the United States Constitution, please read.
2006-09-20 19:24:01 · answer #6 · answered by jack w 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should be a good bull-shitter.
2006-09-20 19:28:00 · answer #7 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋