There is no formal process within government to check or validate the credentials of a US Presidential candidate. As a practical matter, the news media and the opposition candidates do that and are able to go to the courts, or the court of public opinion, if they believe a candidate lacks required credentials.
The only "credentials" required of a Presidential candidate in the US are that he or she be a "natural born" US citizen (i.e. not a naturalized citizen, although the details of that are subject to debate) and be at least 35 years of age.
would be the state's Secretary of State
they can be elected.
the qualifications are different
Members of the Supreme Court in the United States are appointed, not elected. The President nominates candidates, and the Senate confirms or rejects the nomination. Once confirmed, justices serve for life or until they retire.
to serve as a co-president
Yes, in Colorado, you must be an attorney to serve as a judge. Specifically, candidates must be licensed to practice law in the state and have at least five years of legal experience. Additionally, they must meet other qualifications, such as being a resident of the district where they will serve.
The judicial branch
To run for an executive branch office in Illinois, a person must be a U.S. citizen, at least 25 years old, and a resident of Illinois for at least three years prior to the election. Additionally, candidates must not have been convicted of a felony or have been removed from office for misconduct. These qualifications ensure that candidates have a reasonable level of experience and integrity to serve in high office.
The vice president becomes president if the president is incapacitated, so he needs to have all the qualifications of a president, just in case.
To serve in the United States Senate, the official qualifications to serve are listed in Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution: 1) At least 30 years old 2) citizen of the US for at least nine years 3) must be living in the state you wish to represent during the time of your election
What qualifications?? We have Bush as President. He was an alcoholic, he didn't serve this country in Vietnam, and he was in the bottom of his class. here's a quote to show how qualified he is:"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."...Governor George W. Bush, 9/15/95
In RCL elections, students typically nominate themselves as candidates for various positions within the Representative Council or Student Council. The candidates then campaign by sharing their ideas, goals, and qualifications with their classmates. Students then vote for their preferred candidate, and the candidate with the most votes for each position is elected to serve on the RCL.
The people that are in The West Wing serve the president.