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Qualifications to be elected president:
1) A president must be born in the United States.
2) Before a president goes into office, (s)he must be 35 years old.
3) "At least 14 years resident of the United States. Candidates are usually nominated at national party conventions held in the summer of the election year. Although only men have served as president, women are eligible to hold the office." --see source at bottom of this page
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Following is the order in which the presidential seat is filled in the event the seat is vacated for any reason.

Some reasons may include:
1) Killed in office
2) Dies in office
3) Becomes ill, and is unable to continue
4) Steps down, or resigns

The order of succession is:
1) Vice President of the United States
2) Speaker of the House
3) President Pro Tempore of the Senate
4) Secretary of State
5) Secretary of the Treasury
6) Secretary of Defense
7) Attorney General
8) Secretary of the Interior
9) Secretary of Agriculture
10) Secretary of Commerce
11) Secretary of Labor
12) Secretary of Health and Human Services
13) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
14) Secretary of Transportation
15) Secretary of Energy
16) Secretary of Education
17) Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Other information about the president: The president's term is 4 years. No president may serve more than 10 years. This law went into effect after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office. Franklin D. Roosevelt served 3 terms, was elected for a fourth, and died shortly into his fourth term.
Once the president is in office, (s)he may only be removed by being impeached. The president may only be impeached if (s)he comits serious crimes in office. To be removed from office, a majority of the house of representatives and two thirds of the senate must approve.
The president earns "$200,000 plus allowances for expenses, travel, and official entertainment totaling $150,000. [The president is also] provided with White House, household help, transportation, [and] health care [during time in office]. [(S)he also receives a] lifetime pension of $97,500 annually." --see credit at bottom of page
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The American Presidents. Grolier Encyclopedia, (C)1995 by Grolier Incorporated, Danbury Conecticut.
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