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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Sources of Law: the Legislative and the Executive Branches

Question 7 • DRHS Legal Environment of Business (06.41500) GA

Can a naturalized citizen of the United States—that is, someone who was not born in the US, but who successfully has applied for and been granted citizenship—become President of the United States?

Answer
A
Yes, if he or she has been married to a US-born citizen for at least ten years.
B
No, not currently.
C
Yes, if he or she has lived in the US for at least twenty years.
D
No, unless he or she petitions Congress for a citizenship waiver.

Explanation

The Constitution requires the President to be a “natural-born Citizen,” as well as at least 35 years old and a U.S. resident for 14 years. Becoming a citizen through naturalization does not satisfy the natural-born-citizen requirement, regardless of marriage or length of residence. So the correct choice is B, “No, not currently.”

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