Are there any qualifications or education needed to be President?
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Your the man for the job CnG, been telling you that for weeks now. Look at the following you have, true believers all over the U.S. and the world for that matter. You could have a grass roots campaign the likes that has never been seen before. An Internet campaign started on Yahoo Answers \nto finally elect a man that will truly represent everyone.\nI would jump at the chance to join such a venture and know there are 'thousands' of others who feel that way.
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There are no qualifications for the position. The President nominates someone and the Senate approves or disapproves of him. However, since the advent of the modern law school (relatively recent), basically all the justices have had law degrees. James F. Byrnes was the last appointed to have not had one.
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House of Representatives\n\n    * twenty five years of age\n    * a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years\n    * at the time of election, be a resident of the state\n\nU.S. Senate\n\n    * 30 years of age\n    * a citizen of the United States for 9 years\n    * at the time of election, be a resident of the state\n\n\nI don't think there are any educational requirements, but in order to be elected, you have to be intelligent enough to get a majority of people to vote for you.
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One word... strategery. \nBut seriously, some people would rather not be sheep - mindlessly following whoever is leading.  Education and credentials do not necessarily indicate intelligence.  Why don't I become president? I would rather do something that will have a positive effect on the future, like teach. As opposed to sending innocent men and women to other countries to die so that I can increase my wealth via the oil industry.
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Are you a native born United States citizen, at least 35 yrs. old, and have you been a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. If you are, then you meet the constitutional requirements to become president. If you don't meet these requirements, then no matter what your position on the issues are, you can't be president.\n\nAssuming you meet the above mentioned requirements, I like your platform. If you can get your name on the ballot, I believe that I would vote for you.
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In order for a person to become President, he or she must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and have resided in the United States for at least 14 years. Once elected, the President serves a term of four years and may be re-elected only once. \ncheck out this website for more info Hope this helps
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Anyone who is an American citizen, and was born in the US, can theoretically be president.\n\nIt'll be a long time before the US is ready to have a minority president.  Maybe not until the minority isn't the minority.
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anyone can run for office and hold a position as an elected official.No schooling is required.It is up to the person running to campaign for the position and presuade the people of the town,city,state or wherever he is running that he/she can do the job and is the best person for the job.It is up to the people to make their decision on who they want to vote for.This is one of our freedoms.
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yah sure... but the thing is the president should not from the regular politician. he should be an youth. a fresher or 2 to 3 yrs work experience is prefersble. they knew the problems. the old ppl only drain us...
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Who can or cannot run for president is governed by the US Constitution.  Article II Section 1 states: \n\n"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."\n\nPeople born in American Territories can run for president provided they are US Citizens by birth.
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You dont need the same qualifications as say, a judge. Honesty integrity and the ability to mete out justice in a fair and balanced manner would be ideal.
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no, you have to have at least a ged, age is 18 minimum
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No signatures are needed to run for president.  All you need is to be 35 years or older, you must be born in the U.S. and must be a resident of the U.S. for a minimum of 14 years.
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There are many levels of politician in the United States, and each has different qualifications. Usually any citizen of a city over 18 can be a mayor or city councilmember. To be a representative in the House of Representatives, one must be at least 25 and have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years. Senators must be at least 30 and have been a citizen for at least 9 years. The President and Vice President must be at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and have had residence in the country for at least the last 14 years.
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I think what there needs to be is test for voters.  You should have to prove that you know the issues and what the candidates stand for.  If we had educated voters, instead of 'rock the voters' we wouldn't have to be so concerned about sub-par people becoming president.  Elected officials are just a reflection of the population as a whole.
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I am assuming that you want to run for President of the United States of America. According to the Consitiution of the United States of America in Artilce II, you must be a natural born citizen of the United States of America, at least 35 years old, and you have to been living in the United States of America for at least 14 years.
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The person who becomes the President is an ordinary human being. He/she is fallible and often unsure.  \nThe head of a country can't let that show. They must present to the country what the people expect of a leader. Confidence, authority, an aura of always being in control. \nThey must learn lines (speeches, responses, etc) like an actor and deliver them as a larger than life character "The President"\n\nActing is just an ordinary person assuming a role and being convincing in that role. Same with The President. He must act the part.\n\nHope that made sense :-)