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  2. What Are the Qualifications to Be President of the United States?

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    To be president of the United States, one must be at least 35 years old, a natural born citizen and a resident for 14 years. The Constitution also imposes term limits and disqualifies those...

  3. Presidential Birth Requirements: Natural Born Citizen - ThoughtCo

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    Learn what it means to be a natural born citizen and how it relates to the U.S. Constitution's eligibility criteria for the presidency. Find out how citizenship status, bloodline and place of birth affect the term and see examples of past and current candidates.

  4. Natural-born-citizen clause (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Learn about the constitutional requirement for U.S. presidents to be natural-born citizens, and the historical and legal interpretations of this term. Find out how the clause was influenced by British precedents and how it has been applied in presidential eligibility cases.

  5. Qualifications for the Presidency | Constitution Annotated |...

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    The Constitution requires the President to be a natural-born citizen, at least thirty-five years old, and a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. Learn the history and interpretation of these qualifications and how they apply to foreign-born candidates.

  6. Constitutional requirements for presidential candidates

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    To run for president of the United States, you must be a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a resident for 14 years. Learn more about the criteria and how to register with the Federal Election Commission.

  7. Origins and Interpretation of the Presidential Eligibility Clause...

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    The U.S. Constitution requires the President to be a natural born citizen and a resident for at least 14 years. This article explores the origins and interpretation of this clause and its implications for foreign-born adoptees.

  8. On the Meaning of “Natural Born Citizen” - Harvard Law Review

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    Two former Solicitors General argue that the phrase "natural born Citizen" in the Constitution means someone who is a U.S. citizen at birth with no need for naturalization. They cite historical sources, such as British common law and the First Congress, to support their claim.

  9. natural born citizen | Wex | US Law - LII / Legal Information...

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    A natural born citizen is a person who became a U.S. citizen at birth without naturalization. Learn the constitutional and statutory requirements, the Supreme Court cases, and the exceptions for presidential eligibility.

  10. Qualifications for the Presidency | Constitution Annotated |...

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    The Constitution requires the President to be a natural-born citizen, at least thirty-five years old, and a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. Learn the history and interpretation of these qualifications from the Library of Congress.

  11. Presidential Eligibility | Georgetown Center for the Constitution...

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    Learn about the constitutional requirement that the President of the United States must be a natural born citizen or a citizen at the time of the Constitution's adoption. Explore different interpretations and arguments of the clause by legal scholars and experts.