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∙ 10y agoYes , probably, if your parents are US citizens.
The Constitution requires a president to be a "natural-born" US citizen. This is traditionally interpreted to mean that the person is born on US territory or was born of parents that were US citizens at the time of his birth. The Supreme court has never ruled on this definition..
Yes, but only if you're born in a U.S. territory, embassy, or military base, or if at least one of your parents is a U.S. citizen. For example, 2008 presidential candidate John McCain was born in the Republic of Panama, outside the U.S. Panama Canal Zone, but he is a natural-born citizen because both of his parents were U.S. citizens at the time of his birth. (Note that the question of whether John McCain was born in the Canal Zone or in the Republic of Panama has no bearing on whether or not he is a natural-born citizen. Being born within the Canal Zone would not be sufficient to confer citizenship, and being born outside it is not sufficient to deny birthright citizenship.)
Likewise, Ted Cruz is a natural-born U.S. citizen, despite being born in Canada, because his mother was a U.S. citizen and met certain other requirements for him to have automatic citizenship at birth.
A person is also considered a natural born U.S. citizen (a prerequisite for the presidency) whose parents are U.S. citizens visiting abroad at the time of the birth.
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∙ 11y agoNo.
Section one of Article two of the constitution specifies that a person must be a "natural born citizen" to be eligible to be POTUS.
The Twelfth Amendment sets forth the same requirements for VP.
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∙ 14y agoYes, so long as the person in question is a natural born citizen or one born to citizens while abroad. From Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition: "Natural born citizen. Persons who are born within the jurisdiction of a national government, i.e. in its territorial limits, or those born of citizens temporarily residing abroad."
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∙ 10y agoProbably. The Supreme Court has never ruled on this question. The Constitution says the President must be a "natural born citizen".
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Who was the first president born outside the contiguous US?
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.
Who was the only president not born in 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.
First president born out of the thirteen original states?
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be born outside of the original 13 states. He was born in Kentucky.
Can a Mexican become elected US President?
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.
What president was the first to visit Canada and Alaska?
No US President was born in, raised in or had his or her power base in Alaska.
Is it in constitution that you have to be born in the US to be president?
Nope! Although to date nobody born outside of the US has been President.
Who was the first president born outside the contiguous US?
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.
Can a person be president if they have lived outside the us?
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
Who was the first president born outside the conciguous US?
Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii.
Who is the only president to be born outside the continental US?
Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is the only president not born on the continent.
Can a person who's parent is a us citizen but born outside the US be president later?
No because the law does not care about your parents or where they were born just where the child was born
Was President Obama born outside the continental US?
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.
Was it ever that you had to born in the US to be president?
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.
Does a president have to be a born as an American citizen?
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.
Who was the only president not born in 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.
What US president was born in Indiana?
No US President was born in Indiana.
Can a man born in Cuba become the president of the 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.
