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Who Can Be President? SSCG13 The student will describe the qualifications for becoming President of the United States. a. Explain the written qualifications for President of the United States. b. Describe unwritten qualifications common to past presidents. A. Written Qualifications: Article II, Section 1 35 years old, natural-born citizen, eliminating naturalized citizens Resident of U.S. for 14 years QUESTION: Does natural-born mean only citizens born in U.S. and its territories? What about a child born to a U.S. citizen visiting/living in another country? 2008 John McCain born in Panama on an American military base; first presidents were not even American citizens at birth and others were born in areas that had not yet become part of the U.S. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGER: movement to amend Constitution to allow naturalized citizens to become president; idea lost support B. Unwritten Qualifications: 44 Presidents – all white males, 1 Catholic the rest Protestant, 27 lawyers, many wealthy More varied backgrounds than Congress Experience as a Senator, Governor, Vice President Average age 54 (JFK youngest elected at 43, TR 42 when took over for McKinley, Reagan oldest at 69) C. The Process Major & minor political party nominations Winning the electoral college Twelfth Amendment: Separate election of president and vp by electoral college