Political Candidates Qualifications and Requirements

The following are requirements for which political office?

• At least 35 years old
• Natural born citizen
• Lived in US for 14 years

• President

• U.S. Senator

• FL Senator

• Vice President

The following are requirements for which political office?

At least 30 years old

US citizen for 9 years

Live in the state they represent

• President

• U.S. Senator

• U.S. Representative

• FL Senator

The following are requirements for which political office?

At least 25 years old

US citizen for 7 years

Live in the state they represent

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senator

• FL Legislator

• President

Based on the poster, what conclusion can be drawn about the candidate? 

• Doug is running for judge.
• Doug is running for mayor.
• Doug is running for president.
• Doug is running for city council.

Why is Maria the more qualified candidate?

• Her age

• Her beliefs/platforms

• Her experience

• Her family

Below are the qualifications for two candidates.

Sally Ride: State resident for 10 years, Graduate of UCF, 6 years on city council, 2 years as state representative

Mike Check: State resident for 12 years, Graduate of UNF, 1 year Red Cross Volunteer, 3 year Humane Society Volunteer

Based on the information, why might Sally ride be more qualified?

• She has better views on the major issues.

• She has better education requirements.

• She has spent more money in the election campaign.

• She has more experience in public office.

George and Martha are both candidates for mayor in Jamestown. George has been on the city council for 5 years and Martha is the city's mayor. They strongly disagree on whether Jamestown should invest in building a new ice skating rink, which is a major issue for the city. What will probably be the most important factor voters consider when voting in this election?

• which candidate has the most experience

• which candidate has better educational qualifications

• which candidate has spent more money in the election campaign

• which candidate shares the voter's views on building the stadium.

The newspaper headline above describes a government process.

Why might this have been a difficult election for Richards to win?

• Richards is a homeowner.

• Richards is a party leader

• Richards has less political experience than his opponent.

• Richards has less employment experience than his opponent.

In 2020, your mom wants to run for President. She is 42 years old and has a high school diploma. She was born in Canada, but became a naturalized U.S. citizen ten years ago. Your Civics teacher says your mom isn't qualified to run for President. Why isn't your mom qualified to run for President?

• She isn't a natural-born citizen of the U.S.

• She's too old.

• She doesn't have a college degree.

• She has no government experience.

What's the point of running campaign ads that show candidates eating french fries at a football game, relaxing on the lake, and/or playing frisbee with his family?

• to make the candidate easier for the voters to relate to

• to show that the candidate pays taxes

• to prove the candidate is a birthright citizen

• to show the candidate looks presidential