SHOULD THERE BE AN lQ TEST REQUIRED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT?
412347
Didn't Uncle Jeb run one of those tests on the Elderly of Florida during the 2000 election with Al Gore/ Bush. I heard Al Gore won Florida, and then "HUH" for some reason the Elderly in Florida weren't competent enough to vote. The Republican media said the Elderly were incompetent of voting when they had voted for 50 years. So yes I think an IQ test should be required to keep the idiots away from politics.
131268
No I can't since the current law requires the president to be an American-born citizen. Now an American of African decent, no problem. I just watched Colin Powell on Leno last night with the hopes that he would soften a little on the idea of running for President. He would be a good one.
978106
In other words, should be amend the Constitution to eliminate the "natural born" requirement?\n\nLet's break it down. First, I think that anyone born of two US citizens should be allowed to run for president, even if they were born overseas. So, those whose citizen-parents were on vacation, or serving or traveling overseas, should not be precluded.\n\nAs to those who are born of non-citizens, if they are born in the US (regardless of where they are raised), then they are eligble, under the 14th Amendment. But if they are born overseas, regardless of where they are raised, they are not.  Personally, I think that where someone is raised is more important than the first few minutes of their life. And the risk (if any) arises from their beliefs and personality, not the geography they happened to be in before they were able to speak or walk.\n\nThen again, history has shown that simply being born in the US certainly doesn't make someone competent to be President, even if they happen to be legally qualified to run.
686612
It's OK, but I would start by introducing the topic. "The idea of requiring potential voters to take and pass a test before being allowed to vote is a controversial one. My team and I concur that this is an unfair requirement which violates many American's constitutional rights."
588824
The problem with government and schools is that every 4 to 8 years, when a new president is elected, there is a new agenda for schools.  Maybe some standardization that is constant for years to come will see progress
249452
It would be better if you wrote one for them. Most tests are for 8th grade and above. Ask questions like: When was it signed, and by whom? Why is it important to you? What are the amendments in the Bill of Rights? Ask simple questions that require a bit of thought, but not much depth.
1035199
F does not go low enough, there has been absolutely no passing marks on any test that this administration has taken. They have gotten none right. Notta, zilch. nothing. Even the government that they formed in Iraq isn't working out. What a bunch of criminal losers that we have leading us. If you ask that same question about domestic affairs you would get the same answer. F nothing, notta, zilch.
1047437
You're going to do it?  Good luck!  The last 12 President's haven't been able to do it; maybe it's time for a new type of President.  Someone who's not a career politician.
1051201
Technicaly, you don't have to sudy anything for a political career.  You do need public support, however, typically in the form of petitions in order to run for office.  Specific requirements may vary depending what position you're running for and where it is located (i.e. To be the President you have to be at least 35 years old).  While there are no specifc professions required, certain professions (i.e. Lawyers) will put you in a better position to start a political career.
568539
The "constitution test"????
930516
Absolutely. Being forced to swear on a Bible would violate the Constitution, which forbids religious tests as qualifications for public office.\n\nArticle VI of the Constitution of the United States of America reads, in part:\n\nThe Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
61167
Scoopmorgan is correct as the earliest Presidents obviously could not have been born in the US since it hadn't been formed yet. \n\nHowever, Scoopmorgan is not correct as the citizenship requirement was in the original Constitution, and not in an amendment. I believe the Constitution says that a person must be born a US citizen in order to qualify to be President. In that case, someone born overseas to US citizens is still considered a natural born citizen, and is therefore qualified to become President.
538552
You can run for any office, save the Presidency. That is one of the perks for being an American citizen
549751
Being a woman, i think it would be great to have a woman president but she would have to be qualified for the job. The only thing I worry about is the day a woman runs for president and everyone runs out to vote for her just because she is a woman and they want that one moment to bask in to say yes we have the first woman president, then six months later complain how crappy a job she is doing. No president is a perfect president and there will always be large groups of people complaining about how bad a job they are doing. It is just he way it goes when your president.
317797
YES\n\nAge and Citizenship requirements - US Constitution, Article II, Section 1\n\nNo 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.
221187
i woman of corse yes.BUT  child...no i dont think that a child would ever be mature enough and have to knowledge and political strength to ever lead a country...unless the child has the mind of a grown person lol...anyways its against the rules...a person has to be at least 35 to even run for president.
1053826
Depends on what you mean by "chain of command".  If you mean in the military, I don't see why not, unless the military has rules against that sort of thing.  But if you mean the order of succession to the Presidency, it's because the Constitution requires the President to be a native-born American.  Article II, Section 1:\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..."