If you were born here, you are a citizen by right of birth. So, you are eligible to be president. 6 previous US Presidents had foreign born parents. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) is the only president born of two immigrants, both Irish. Presidents with one immigrant parent are Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809), whose mother was born in England, James Buchanan (1857-1861) and Chester Arthur (1881-1885), both of whom had Irish fathers, and Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) and Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), whose mothers were born respectively in England and Canada. Obama will be the 7th US President with at least one foreign born President, since his father was a Kenyan native. His mother was born in Kansas. On a side note, you do not have to be born in the US to be a "natural born citizen" which is one of the requirements to become president per the constitution. John McCain was born in the foreign nation of Panama. But, since his parents were US Citizens, he automatically became a citizen at birth. He was "naturally born" a US citizen and is thus eligible to hold the office of President. Also, recent arguments that due to Obama's father not being a naturalized citizen he is ineligible to serve are moot, as are even claims that he was born in other countries, i.e. Kenya, as a part of the Constitution states that even if one parent is an alien, as long as the other is a U.S. citizen that has lived for at least 5 years in the U.S.A., then regardless of where that person is born, they are considered a U.S. citizen until alternate citizenship status is obtained.
His whole life - The president must be a natural born US citizen and be at least 35 years old. ( So, you can say he must have been a citizen for the longer of all his life and 35 years. ) The president must also have actually lived in the US for 14 years.
Amendments to the US Constitution cannot be introduce by a private citizen. Amendments can only be introduced by a member of Congress.
According to the United States Constitution, to become president you not only have to be a citizen of the U.S., you have to be a natural-born citizen. A natural-born citizen is someone born on US soil or on foreign soil, but to parents who are US citizens.
No. The US Constitution requires the president to be a natural born citizen of the United States. It also requires a president to be at least 35 years old and 14 years a resident of this country. So not only could a British citizen not be president, but even a British citizen who gave up British citizenship and became a naturalized US citizen cannot be president.
Yes, the president is eligible to vote for the next president, but , of course, he gets only one vote like every other citizen.
An American citizen, attaining the age of 18 or older (and not disqualified for any other reason) is allowed to cast a ballot in the United States. It is also law for any person 18 or older to register for the draft.
You can only apply for a Vietnamese passport if you are a citizen of Vietnam or eligible to be naturalized. So even if you have an alien residence card but is not eligible for citizenship, you can't get one.
Only if you are a citizen from a EU country (but some exceptions exist); see the list of territories at the link below.
February 29th - only once every four years (so not every year) on average; there are exceptions to the rule.
To be eligible for the U. S. Senate, a person needs to have been a U. S. citizen for at least nine years when he/she takes office on January 3.
If you are an EU (European Union) citizen,you can use only the ID (Identity document) to travel to Austria. If you are not a EU citizen (USA,Canada) you can use only the passport to travel to Austria. Exists exceptions like:Swiss citizens can use only the ID to travel to any EU country,including Austria.
Yes. prostitution is illegal in nearly every country worldwide, with only a few exceptions.
Some people say no, citing the "natural born citizen" wording as meaning only born in the geographic boundaries of the country. Others say that the phrase has meant (since before the American Revolutionary war) a more expanded interpretation of citizenship, and that yes, he is eligible, as the natural-born child of a citizen.
No. Only a natural born citizen is eligible to become President of the United States.
No, only those who have been U.S. citizens since birth are eligible.
The United States Constitution says;"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."This is why only a natural born 'American' Citizen may become President. (not U.S. CITIZEN)The only other people who could become President were the ones who had already became a Citizen before the Constitution was adopted. None of those Citizens are still alive today, so now you must be natural born.