What are qualifications to become president of US?

Answer 1

There are 3 main qualifications: 1) Must be a natural born citizen (or citizen at the time the constitution was adopted) of the United States 2) Must be at least 35 years old 3) Must have been a resident living within the United States for 14 years, ~Kyla B

Answer 2

According to Article Two of the US Constitution, the President of the United States must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least thirty-five years old, and must have been a resident of the US for fourteen years.

Answer 3

You must be at least 35 years of age, a natural born citizen, and not have committed a felony.

A Presidential candidate must:

* be a natural-born citizen of the United States

* be at least thirty-five years old

* have been resident in the United States for at least fourteen years For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section indicated below.

Answer 4

Yes, as long as the person meets the following Constitutional requirements:

1. be at least 35 years old

2. be a natural-born US citizen*

3. live in the US for 14 years.

* The Constitution specifically states that one must be a "natural-born" US citizen not "native-born." "natural born " is not defined by the Constitution and has not definitively been defined by the Supreme Court but is generally interpreted to mean either born in US territory or born of US citizens.

The exact words from the Constitution in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5:

"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. "

The 22nd amendment gives an additional requirement in that it makes a person ineligible for president if he had already been twice elected president or has been elected once and also served more than two years of a term to which he was not elected.

Answer 5

The qualifications needed to become President of the US include being a native-born citizen who is at least 35 years old. The president must also have resided within the United States for at least 14 years.

Answer 6

The Constitutional requirements to be president are:

1. be at least 35 years old

2. be a natural-born US citizen*

3. live in the US for 14 years.

* The Constitution specifically states that one must be a "natural-born" US citizen not "native-born." "natural born " is not defined by the Constitution and has not definitively been defined by the Supreme Court but is generally interpreted to mean either born in US territory or born of US citizens (see the Related Link below on US Code Title 8 for more information).

The exact words from the Constitution in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5:

"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. "

The 22nd amendment gives an additional requirement in that it makes a person ineligible for president if he had already been twice elected president or has been elected once and also served more than two years of a term to which he was not elected.

Answer 7

The President has to be at least thirty-five years old. He must have been born a US citizen and resided in the country for at least fourteen years.

Answer 8

The three formal requirements are...

1. at least 35 years old

2. a natural-born (NOT native-born, i.e. born in the US)) US citizen

3. live in the US for at least 14 years