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1. What eligibility requirements does the Constitution establish for members of the house?
2. What eligibility requirements does the Constitution establish for members of the senate?
3.What eligibility requirements does the Constitution establish for the president?
2007-07-26 10:41:43 · 3 answers · asked by DannyBo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
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2007-07-26 10:51:08 · update #1
All this information is in the Constitution. Article I, Sections 2 and 3, and Article II, Section I.
Senate:
"No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen."
House:
"No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen."
President:
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.
2007-07-26 10:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by TheOrange Evil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Read Article I Section 2.
2. Read Article I Section 3.
3. Read Article II Section 1.
It's less than a page of text total -- well worth the 5 minutes.
2007-07-26 10:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do your own homework!
2007-07-26 10:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Glen B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋