Now the question comes, who can be elected as the President of U.S.A.? Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution sets the requirements to hold office.
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A President must be a natural-born citizen of the United States
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A President must be at least thirty-five years old;
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A President must have been a permanent resident in the United States
Disqualifications:
A
person who meets the above qualifications may still be disqualified from
holding the office of president under any of the following conditions:
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Under Twelfth Amendment No person can be elected president more
than twice.
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Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 7, if a federal officer 'loses
his office upon conviction in impeachment cases, the Senate has the option of
disqualifying convicted individuals
from holding other
federal offices, including the
presidency
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Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, no person who swore
an oath to support the Constitution, and later rebelled against the United States
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