Should Individual Candidates Be Required For President

There has been ongoing public debate about whether individual candidates are “qualified” to be president. The Constitution offers very little guidance on presidential qualification. Should there be more requirements for the President? Explain why or why not. According to the constitution, “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.” (article 11, section 1, clause 5). These 3 simple guidelines are the only rules preventing anyone from becoming …show more content…
The point of the articles of confederation was to have the United States run by the states and have a very little influence of central government. This was influenced by the oppression the colonies faced from the British king. After the articles had failed, the founding fathers recognized their need for a stronger central government. This required having a president. The founding fathers also created a democratic republic, which allows the public to vote for government officials. In theory, every member of the country has the right to be involved in government. Which means every citizen who fits the outlined requirements in the constitution can become president. The idea of adding more qualifications to the becoming president, will lead to more scandals. The media is always looking for more dirt on candidates and presidents. For example, even with three rules we have in the constitution, the media still managed to create conspiracy theories that president Barack Obama is not a natural born citizen. Imagine if more qualifications were added to the constitution. it would lead to more scandals, more contention, and less focus on the greater issues of improving the United