Do you have to have a degree to become a us president?

Answer 1

* NO * Only native-born U.S. citizens (or those born abroad, but only to parents who were both citizens of the U.S.) may be President of the United States, though from time to time that requirement is called into question, most recently after Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, was elected governor of California, in 2003. The Constitution originally provided a small loophole to this provision: One needn't have been born in the United States but had to be a citizen at the time the Constitution was adopted. But, since that occurred in 1789, that ship has sailed. * One must also be at least 35 years of age to be president. John F. Kennedy was the youngest person to be elected president; he was 43 years old when he was inaugurated in 1961. There is no maximum age limit set forth in the Constitution. Ronald Reagan was the oldest president; at the end of his term in 1988, he was nearly 77. * Finally, one must live in the United States for at least 14 years to be president, in addition to being a natural-born citizen. The Constitution is vague on this point. For example, it does not make clear whether those 14 years need to be consecutive or what the precise definition of residency is. So far, however, this requirement has not been challenged.

Answer 2

In the past it was not necessary- but you had to be famous and respected for something else. All of the people in the past who became president without a background in politics were wartime military leaders except for Herbert Hoover .

Answer 3

no- there are no educational requirement to be president. ( Perhaps more surprising, no education is legally required to be a Supreme Court Justice. )