According to the Constitution, "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."
In addition, the 22nd Amendment adds in the restriction that no President may be elected more than twice.
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The president must be at least 35 years old, have lived in the USA for at least 14 years, and be born in the USA (or have been alive and a citizen in 1788). There are no other qualifications, and no law may add any qualifications.
must be born in the united states , must be 23 years or older , must have lived in the united states for more than 14 years
American born, 35 years old at least, 14 year resident at least
A vice-presidential candidate must have the same qualifications as the President, because he may become President.
The qualifications were put into place by the founding fathers when they wrote the Constitution and have not changed. I think they did not want to eliminate anybody who might be a good President. The voters add their own qualifications when they vote and there is a grueling campaign that tends to expose any weaknesses in a candidate. I wonder what qualifications you would like to add.
direct elections
electing a president
The Congress and the Supreme Court provide a constitutional check on the President's powers
what are the non constitutional requirements to become president
A vice-presidential candidate must have the same qualifications as the President, because he may become President.
John Bell
In my opinion, because there is no reasonable doubt that he meets all the Constitutional qualifications for the office.
No, the official qualifications are the same, since the Vice President may become President. However, parties may not demand so much from their vice-presidential nominees as they do from their presidential candidate and voters might expect less.
Washington was very well respected. He had started his political career in the Virginia House of Burgesses and when the revolution started he was commander of American forces. At the constitutional convention he sat as it's president and to the delegates he was the only man that could be considered for president.
The qualifications were put into place by the founding fathers when they wrote the Constitution and have not changed. I think they did not want to eliminate anybody who might be a good President. The voters add their own qualifications when they vote and there is a grueling campaign that tends to expose any weaknesses in a candidate. I wonder what qualifications you would like to add.
The Constitution of India has not defined any minimum age for a candidate to contest as a President of India.
Yes, a candidate is someone running for political office
direct elections
electing a president
To run for Vice-President in the United States, a person must meet the same qualifications as a candidate for President. These qualifications include being a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a resident of the country for at least 14 years. Additionally, they usually must be chosen as the running mate of a presidential candidate from a political party.