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Constitutional eligibility for the presidency

The constitutional requirements for eligibility to hold the office of the U.S. presidency.

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Jan 14, 2026
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True or false did they pass a law if you were not born in the US you could not hold a government office job

False: no single law has been passed that broadly bars anyone born abroad from holding “a government office job” in the United States; the constitutional “natural-born citizen” requirement applies onl...

Jan 8, 2026
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Can a felon become president of the United States ?

The U.S. Constitution sets only three formal qualifications for the presidency—natural-born citizenship, at least 35 years of age, and 14 years’ residency—which do not mention criminal convictions, so...