What is the basic qualification you require to be a politician?
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THEY SHOULD BE HONEST.
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No. Usually the minimum education requirement is a high school diploma. However, officers who advance in ranks, or provide more advanced skills and services, have some college or university diploma or degree in addition to their police academy training.
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Officially there are no requirements.  The President can nominate anyone except a Congressman, anyone at all, even you.  Then the Senate has to confirm the nomination.  That is where politics enters.  If they do not feel you arew qualified, you will not be confirmed.  Generally, secretaries are not military personnel, but rather civilians, usually businessmen accustomed to management.  Perhaps even from various defense industries.  Often nominations are politicians the party wishes to keep friendly.
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I've read articles about this very question.  There's no question that better and more competent candidates are out there.  But a bright, ethical (potential) candidate is not interested in politics.  Why should he/she be?  If you're that competent and able, going into the political arena is like quitting your CEO job and GM and becoming a used car salesman.  The chief asset of a politician is salesmanship.  The ability to sell himself and an ego proportionate to his disproportionate image of himself.\n\nSo we the people are left to suffer with the used car salesman equivelent.  I know your pain.
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You should go into politics
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I agree with Michiru Kaioh. If you want to go into politics get your undergraduate degree in politicial science. If you want to set yourself up to lead a major corporation, get your undergrad in business administration. If you want to practice intellectual property and copyright law a business undergrad will also suffice. If you want to be an ambulance chaser and do accidents and divorces an english undergrad degree will be fine.
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Sometimes the requirements differ depending on the office.  Most offices will require you to submit some type of application and pay a fee.  You may need to pay a fee to cover the costs of printing your biography in the ballot pamphlet.  Some offices might also require you to submit a petition with a certain number of signatures.  You may need to run in a primary election if you are running for a partisan office.  You should check with local registrar of voters or other local election officials for more information.\n\nIn terms of conducting your campaing, be sure to study local campaigns.  There are plenty of people who are willing to sell their services.  You can buy campaign signs, solicit donations, knock on doors, do phone banking and all sorts of things depending on how much support you have.
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Be at least 25 years old. \nBe a U.S. citizen for the past 7 years. \nLive in the state they represent
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Eligibility is not specified to become PM,but strong MP group is the only criteria for becoming PM. After the selection,he has to get elected from parliamentary constituancy to Loksabha,and for that he has to be a voter in any constituancy.
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1) Get a college degree in law or in political science.  \n2) Get involved in campus conservative activities.  \n3) Do volunteer work for local conservative organizations and/or the Republican Party.
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A politician is a public servant.  Integrity is the most important thing to a politician.  Without it, they can’t effectively do their job.\n\nI look for qualities in a candidate which are most like my own.  You want a candidate who agrees with your views on issues and acts accordingly.
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look on their website and get the details from there. it should tell you all the qualifications you need in order to become one. You can also talk to them at job fairs everywhere. the website to look on is http://www.cbp.gov/
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1. Join a polotical party. \n2. Go back to your village. \n3. Introduce yourself to your local people.\n4. Try to get party nomination for MP election.\n5. Win the election and become MP.\n6. Then try to convince your high command and become the\n2nd -in-command\n\nI hope this can make your career bright.
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The requirement for the House is at least 25 years old, for the Senate at least 30 years old, and for both a citizen for at least 7 years.  So B.
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The first requirement for becoming president of the USA is you must have been born in the USA.\n\nFrom my perspective here in UK, I think getting to be president is extremely difficult, even for a very rich person.  However, you do not have to actually be that rich because a lot of the money is put up by supporters and businesses and private individuals by way of donations.\n\nThere have been one or two not very rich men who got to be president of the USA.  I'm thinking in particular of Abraham Lincoln.  Much of the money which helped get him elected came from Welsh support in the State of New York and from Wales.  Abe was a small town lawyer but eventually got elected mainly on the anti-slave ticket and was backed by the powerful anti slave or abolitionist movement.\n\nWhere to start?  You could try local politics and then move up from there - its a long haul but worth all the effort.\n\nAs for the 'democracy' angle, I think it best for the most part to ignore this word.  It has no real meaning in modern government, which is in effect more of an elected dictatorship.\n\nOne thing you do need in politics is a skin as thick as a rhinoceros.  Just about everyone is going to be sniping at you once your in public office.\n\nGood luck and please study political science.
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graduate college and then get elected. start with an unpaid \nelected position as school board or city council, then area commissions then\nif you are good at politics get elected to an area supervisor then state or other positions that are\nelected. it takes a lot of money for advertising, but a good ad agency could put together a campaign
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First, you need to need a bachelor's degree (or undergraduate degree).  Then need to get accepted into law school  (graduate degree).  You'll spend a total of 6 to 8 years past your high school diploma.\n\nMost law students have an undergraduate degree in Pre-Law, History, Criminal Justice, or Political Science; however, this isn't necessary to get excepted into law school.