No College.....No money. Now what's this about the poor boy who grew up to be President?
2007-10-03 05:29:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Are you referring to Abe Lincoln? He fits that description.
2007-10-03 05:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Article Two of the Constitution sets the qualifications required to become president. Presidents must be natural-born citizens of the United States, at least thirty-five years old, and must have been resident in the United States for at least fourteen years. Citizens at the time of adoption of the Constitution were also eligible to become president, provided they met the age and residency requirements. While not an official requirement, the vast majority of presidents had prior experience as vice presidents, members of Congress, governors, or generals; in addition, thirty-one of forty-two presidents served in the military, all but one of them, James Buchanan, as an officer. During the electoral process, experience or lack thereof is often given as a point in a presidential candidate's campaign.[6]
Candidates usually must receive the backing of a major political party. This is not strictly required in order to be considered a serious candidate. Third-party candidate Ross Perot received nearly 19% of the vote in the 1992 election.
2007-10-03 05:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by qtpie131192 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Could he RUN for President? Certainly...
Would he have any chance of getting elected? Not a chance in hell.
We haven't had a poor boy become President in a long time...and even then, when they did, their "poor boy" days were long behind 'em.
2007-10-03 05:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Sure. But with power usually comes money, which buys influence, and you don't get a lot of attention with $10.
2007-10-03 07:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Any CITIZEN of the U.S.A. who is at least 35 years old and has resided in the U.S.A. for at least the previous 14 years can run.
All it takes is money.
You get that from campaign contributions.
When will your declare your candidacy?
2007-10-03 05:34:59 · answer #5 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Technically they could if they were at least 35 and born here. Win? Not a chance!
2007-10-03 07:31:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes they can if they are at least 35 years old and a natural born American.
2007-10-03 07:24:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
well i say good luck to you but you might want to save up for a few years first and maybe take some college courses because we dont need another c average student to be the president
2007-10-03 05:32:40 · answer #8 · answered by skeletalgrlforeverwaiting 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
you can certainly run for president, however expect the political steamroller to flatten you, politics is less and less about the people and more about the business of politics
2007-10-03 05:38:59 · answer #9 · answered by Gracie63 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
yes they can, but they would never get elected, because for that you need tons of money for campaigning and stuff.
2007-10-03 05:34:11 · answer #10 · answered by Hall + Oates 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋