Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky and the 16th president was the first to be born outside of the original thirteen colonies,Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky.Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky, was the first not born in one of the thirteen original states.
Barack ObamaAll Presidents have been born in the US, but President Obama was born in Hawaii, which (being a chain of islands) is not part of the continental US.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be born outside of the original 13 states. He was born in Kentucky.
A natural-born US citizen of Mexican descent can be elected President, but a person born in Mexico cannot. Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution specifies the President (and Vice-President) must be natural-born, meaning born in one of the US States, US Territories, or on a US military base. Naturalized US citizens are not eligible to run for President.
No US President was born in, raised in or had his or her power base in Alaska.
Nope! Although to date nobody born outside of the US has been President.
Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky and the 16th president was the first to be born outside of the original thirteen colonies,Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky.Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky, was the first not born in one of the thirteen original states.
Yes Bill Clinton lived in Europe for a while , but a person that was born outside the US even as a US citizen can not become a US President
Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii.
Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is the only president not born on the continent.
No because the law does not care about your parents or where they were born just where the child was born
Yes, President Obama was born in Hawaii which is not part of the North American continent but at the time of his birth was a state.
One has to be a "natural born" citizen, i.e., not one born outside the US and later naturalized. "Natural born" includes persons born in US territories, possessions, etc. - e.g., John McCain, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone, was eligible to be President.
Yes. The requirement stated in the US Constitution is that the president must be a "natural born citizen" . The exact meaning of this phrase has never been tested or defined by the courts. It is usually assumed to include people born outside the US on US military bases or other US owned territory, as well as all children of two US citizens who live outside the US.
Barack ObamaAll Presidents have been born in the US, but President Obama was born in Hawaii, which (being a chain of islands) is not part of the continental US.
The US Constitution states that only a natural-born citizen of the United States is eligible to serve as president; a person born outside of the United States, even if he later becomes a citizen, may not serve.
He was not born outside of the US. This is a common myth, put forth by a group of people called the Birthers. The president was in fact born in Hawaii, and there is plenty of reliable proof of it. And yes, the president's mom was a student at the University of Hawaii when he was born, so she was here in the United States too.