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The Constitution lists four qualifications to be eligible for the presidency. What are these qualifications?

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-Have to be a natural born citizen of the united states
-must be at least 35 years of age
-been a resident for 14 years
-has not been elected prior
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1. Be a "natural born citizen" of the United States (this is controversial, as the term is not defined in the Constitution).

2. Have been a resident within the United States for fourteen years.

3. Be thirty-five years of age.

4. Have not been President for two terms, or have not acted as President for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President.

These legal requirements have remained the same since George Washington accepted the presidency.

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