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Per the U. S. Constitution, Article I Section 2, Clause 2:
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
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A representatives must be a citizen for how many years?
Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution requires:No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
In the years after reconstruction many members of congress believed that the president should?
confine himself to enforcing laws passed by congress
How many years do you have to have lived in US to be US President?
You have to have been born in the United States to run for President, and be at least 35 years old. Actually, you can be a US citizen and still not have lived in the United States. You have to be an American citizen by birth, (meaning your parents CAN live somewhere else but if they are US citizens you are a US citizen), 35 years old, and lived in the US for 14 consecutive years. .
A person must be a US citizen by birth to hold the office of?
A person must be a US citizen, by birth, to hold the office of president. President Barack Hussein Obama has avoided many questions about his place of birth.
Do you have to be a US citizen to be a senator?
No, not at all. Many former US Presidents never served as members of the US Congress. Some were military generals, and state governors. Examples include Bill Clinton (Governor of Arkansas), Ronald Reagan (Governor of California). Section 1 of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution states that a President must: * be a natural born citizen of the united States * be at least 35 years old * have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
How many years does it take for a person to become a citizen and for a spouse of a citizen to become one?
2 years
How can a person become a citizen?
A person can become a citizen by either marrying a person who is a citizen of the place, or get a job in that place. If you have or do any of these you get a green pass. If you get a green pass and live in the united states for about 2 to 3 years, you then have to swear an oath of loyalty to the country. This isn't true in New Zeland and a few other places, and there are many exeptionsto becoming, and not allowed to becoming a citizen.
How many times has Congress tried to amend the natural born citizen clause?
None
How many years do you have to be a citizen to be a member of the house?
5 years
How many years of citizen does Obama have?
Obama has been a US citizen for all of his 49 plus years of life.
Can a person who is removed from the US return after they are married to a us citizen?
It is possible, but it can take many years. Consult an immigration attorney for specifics.
How many years you have to live in the US to be president?
A person who wants to be president has to have lived in the US for 14 years, as well as to be born a citizen of the United States to run for the office.
How many years does a member of the House of Representatives have to be a US citizen before being a allowed to serve?
The person must have been a citizen of the US for seven years. Article I Section 2 says "No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States..."
What is a good sentence with the word congress in it?
my mom worked for the congress for many many years
How many Israeli citizens are in the US congress?
There is no current Israeli citizen in U.S. Congress. There are certainly many pro-Israel Congressmen in both houses, but none of them have Israeli Citizenship.
How many years do you have to be an American citizen to run for president?
9 years
How many years does it take to become a citizen of the us?
5 years
