No; the only requirement is that you be a citizen at least 25 years old, who is a resident of your state. Bear in mind that when the Constitution was approved in 1787, a college degree was a pretty rare thing. Of course, back then, education actually MEANT something. College today is a joke, a waste of time and money. Even in 1960, a high school diploma was a better proof of education than a masters degree is today.
Constitution, Article 1, Section. 2.
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
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.
No, there are no educational requirements to run for Congress.
Even though a lot of our congress people are lawyers you don't have to have a college education to be a congress person. There are NO education qualifications for congress or office.
No, there is not even a requirement for them to have even gone to elementary school, kindergarten, or even preschool.
A Congress person does not have a limit on the number of terms he or she can serve in Congress. This lack of restriction has inspired much debate recently.
yes because she had a master degree in colage
No it is not possible to get a college degree without schooling. But there are some web sites who serve for this demand. I am not sure that they are reliable. Here are some examples : http://www.buydegree.org/ and www.college-degree-fast.com
Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. He left ofice at age 100.
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The president nominates a person who must be approved by congress.
No, several haven’t had a college degree. The constitution just states age of 35, natural born citizen, and living in the country 14 years. This gives a person a chance to serve in the military or run a business overseas.
Yes, it is possible that a college student may serve time for a first offense misdemeanor. The amount of time a person may have to serve will depend on the offense.
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress in 1916
Women did not serve as delegates to the continental congress during the American revolution.
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress in 1916
I think that Chloe should be in congress:)