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Founding Era Article II Eligibility

Declaration of Independence Time of Adoption

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N a t u r a l B o r n C a s e 2

N a t i ve B o r n C a s e 3

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A C i t i z e n o f t h e U n i t e d S t at e s

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Article II, Section 1, Clause 5, Constitution of the United States

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of

this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that

office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen Years a resident

within the United States.

Case 1

A British Subject in and Citizen of one of the Thirteen Colonies becomes, at the signing of the Declaration of Independance, an

American Citizen. At the Time of Adoption this American Citizen is eligible to the Office of President provided: they are at least thirty-five years old

have been fourteen years a resident within the United States

Case 2

A British Subject in and Citizen of one of the Thirteen Colonies has a child after the Declaration of Independance. The parents

become, at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, American Citizens. The child, born from American Citizen parents, is a

natural born Citizen. This natural born American Citizen is eligible to the Office of President provided:

they are at least thirty-five years old

have been fourteen years a resident within the United States

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Case 3

A British Subject in and Citizen of one of the Thirteen Colonies has a child prior to the Declaration of Independance. This child is a

British Subject and a native born Citizen of the Colony. At the signing of the Declaration of Independance this British Subject

becomes an American Citizen. At the Time of Adoption this American Citizen is eligible to the Office of President provided:

they are at least thirty-five years old

have been fourteen years a resident within the United States

Case 4

An Alien naturalizes and becomes a British Subject in and Citizen of one of the Thirteen Colonies. Upon the signing of the

Declaration of Independance, he becomes an American Citizen. At the Time of Adoption this American Citizen is eligible to the

Office of President provided:

they are at least thirty-five years old

have been fourteen years a resident within the United States

Case 5

An Alien naturalizes and becomes a Citizen of one of the Thirteen States. At the Time of Adoption this American Citizen is eligible

to the Office of President provided:

they are at least thirty-five years old have been fourteen years a resident within the United States

Case 6

An Alien naturalizes after the Adoption and becomes a Citizen of the United States. This Citizen is not eligible to the Office of

President, they were not a Citizen at the Adoption nor are they a natural born Citizen.

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