Unit IV Lesson 4 The Formal and Informal Qualifications for U.S. President
4 formal and informal qualifications for president
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Formal and Informal Qualifications for President
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Unit IV Lesson 4The Formal and Informal Qualifications for U.S. President
Essential Question:• What are the institutions and
policy-making processes of the national government?
• What are the links between the branches of the national government, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, the media, and state and local governments?
Qualifications
Formal “Constitutional” Qualifications an Individual Must Meet In Order to Run for U.S. President:
1) Must be at least 35 years old
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2) Must be a Natural-born Citizen
“No Person Except a
Natural Born Citizen…” “Naturalized”
“Natural Born Citizen”
“Natural Born Citizen”
There is still one more formal requirement to be President…
35 Years Old
Natural Born
Citizen
3) Must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
“14 Years a Resident Within These United States”
“Natural Born Citizen”
Jefferson
That’s it! There aren’t may formal requirements to be President! It seems like almost ANYONE can do it!
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Informal (NOT found in the Constitution) qualifications that typically help an
individual get elected:
*Money- In 2012 the Obama campaign spent 1.2 BILLION DOLLARS to re-elect the President. A candidate will need a vast fortune before declaring his candidacy and also the ability to raise large sums of money during a campaign
$141,000
$400,000
“Campaign Funds”
“Donors”
*Political Experience- Every President in the last 100 years (with ONE exception) was either a Senator, Governor, or Vice-President prior to
entering the White House44 43
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President Dwight D
Eisenhower
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GeneralEisenhower
What other INFORMAL characteristics do most
presidential candidates usually have?
Good Speaker
Political Party
Tall/Good Looking
Family
Christian
Hair!
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The formal Constitutional qualifications for president include all of the following
EXCEPT:
A.Residence in the U.S. for at least 14 years
B.Be a member of a political party
C.Be a natural-born citizen
D.Be at least 35 years old
In the last 50 years candidates for president have been LEAST likely to come from which
of the following sources?
A.The Vice-Presidency
B.State Governorships
C.Presidential Cabinets
D.Congress
Homework!!!
Textbook Pages: 350-351
Graphic Novel Pages: 53
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