What is the age requirement to become President of the U.S.?
Under the U.S. Constitution, the President of the U.S. must be at least thirty five (35) years old. Historians note that 35 was "older" when the U.S. Constitution was written. The average life expectancy in the 1700s was much lower than it is today. When the Constitution was written, life expectancy was about 40 years. However, this was a misleading average. It took into account many people who died at birth or in early childhood. The Founding Father and first president of America, George Washington, lived to the age of 67. Thomas Jefferson (the third president) died at 83.
See the U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 1 Clause 5.
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www.constitution.org
What are your thoughts on this subject?
78 Comments
Nightwing K'Trevala
Now if they would ACT their age instead of their shoe size...
Jody Porter
And what does Teddy's age have to do with anything?
Abbey Downton Katiejane
I love repeats, gives me a chance to fix the ones I got wrong.
Steve McVey
Hey people, sometimes the questions come up again, it happens, get over it - we don't really need you to tell us, we can see it ourselves thank you and it's a pointless comment anyway. Speaking of pointless comments, we really don't care whether you got the question right or not - really, we don't...
Lydia Coutts
I got asked exactly the same question only the other day (but with slightly different options to choose from), so, um, cheers for the easy points.
Mary Oranchuk
Irma Rivera, check your English before you insult someone else's intelligence. I got the answer right too, but I don't feel the need to announce it to everyone. Nobody cares!
Arthur Wesselman
Rae Katz, No, he was born in May of 1917. Would've made him 43 when he took office Jan. 20th of 1961.
Helen Christopulos LoBosco
Jody Porter, We are discussing age of Presidents and Teddy was young. Off the subject age has little to do if the president is sane and has reasoning ability. I wonder if this applies to the current President.
Robert Goddard
Suzanne Beer, that would be “too” old. SMH
Donna Smith
Got the correct answer
gidget
Todd Van Dell, I dont think so
galambos
Nightwing K'Trevala, That is funny. So true. Thanks for the laugh
Denis Brunell
It use to be a minimum of 40 years old?
Ray Knutson
Just read a book where a California state worker had his office in the Ronald Regan State Office Building... The Ronald Regan SOB. Does that really exist?
dlh
Yup yup!
James Kaighin
Especially the present incumbent, Nightwing K’Trevala!
Todd Van Dell
You can be 30 years old and be Vice President.
Annie
Should have known.
Linda Spreng
In my humble opinion, there is just too much controversy over a question that is easily verifiable. JFK ELECTED at 43, TR took over at 42 after McKinley's assassination.
Linda Spreng
Deb Bauer Kelley, but he assumed the position following McKinley's assassination. He was not elected President at 42.
Linda Spreng
Larry Freeman, so you agree that there was a vast conspiracy!