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.
On 11/06/08 Nurse from TX said:
As a medical instructor I can say to you that sometimes Dr's do not prefer experience. It is a fresh young mind that can absorb the facts & truth without prejudice. Do you have any idea how many people actually run the presidency behind the scenes? =)
On 11/05/08 T from FL said:
Obama only won the election because of his rock star persona and has no experience. I have no respect for him. If he proves me wrong and does good things, so be it, until then, I am scared. As a military wife, I am afraid of what he's going to do.
On 11/05/08 thomas from AZ said:
obama wasnt born in the united states ther for he cant be pre.
On 11/05/08 natalie from AL said:
i think Obama is going to be a great leader. the only reason mccain has more 'experience' is because he's almost 40 years older than him. Obama anyways, has already been elected PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. so you need to get used to that fact.
On 11/05/08 Naalie from AL said:
umm. excuse me, but OBAMA is going to be a great leader & he should not go run for president in Iran, because he WON! OBAMA is amazing.
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