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Question: What are the requirements to become President?

Answer: The United States Constitution outlines the requirements for President in Article 2. This article of the U.S. Constitution also outlines the many powers of the President and Executive branch of government.

Section 1 of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution states that a President must:

  • be a natural born citizen of the united States
  • be at least 35 years old
  • have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years

In addition, the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that a President may not serve more than 2 terms of 4 years each, even if they have only served as President for 2 or more years of one of those terms.


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On 01/23/09
ashley from IL said:
well i hope obama straighten things out for me him and his family is truly in my prayers i believe he will make a change and fix the economy well he better because when i turn 35 i will be running for president so everyone VOTE ASHLEY MOSS!! YES AMERICA HERE I COME
On 01/20/09
Mitch from AL said:
If you think Obama is so great, give me one accomplishment the two years he was Senator.
On 01/20/09
Thuple from MD said:
Kelsey is right. don't bash people unless you know why they did something. I wanted Obama because McCain was a war veteran. I don't want the draft to take me away from everything I know, and McCain would most likely have done that. Would you want to be drafted?
On 01/12/09
Kelsey from UT said:
In response to Boise from ID. Just because you did not approve of the majority of the US citizens voting for Obama to be our next president does not mean that they did not think about it. Just because Obama was not a POW does not mean that he isn't willing to sacrifice everything for the Nation. If you think about how much he has had to sacrifice just with being on the campaign trail the past two years. Not being able to see his family everyday is a huge sacrifice that not anybody would be willing to make. If you did respect people's opinion then you would be more open minded & not bash them
On 01/12/09
Boise from ID said:
Hey Ontwon from Illinois, MGW is absoulutely correct. I respect your opinion, but before you get mad at MGW, do some research. Anyway, just to clear up what you said about the founding fathers and how they did not intend for the slaves to have rights eventually, read the Bill of Rights. "All men are created equal" no matter what you interpret out of those words, it doesn't matter; what they said is what they said. Maybe they didn't like slaves, but if they didn't ever want an African American president, they could have said "All men are created equal (except blacks)" but they didn't.
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