Qualifications to be President Be at least 35 years old. A Natural Born U.S. citizen. Must live in the U.S. for 14 years. Presidents serve 4-year terms, no more than two terms of office.

Order of Presidential Succession According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, if the President of the United States is incapacitated, dies, resigns, is for any reason unable to hold his office, or is removed from office (impeached and convicted), people in the following offices, in this order, will assume the office of the President, provided they are qualified as stated by the Constitution to assume the office of the President, which means they have to be must be at least 35 years old, must be a natural-born U.S. citizen, and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years. Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore of Senate Cabinet officers in this order: Secretary of State, Treasury, Defense, Attorney General, Secretaries of Interior, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veteran Affairs, Homeland Security. Highest Ranking Army Officer Highest Ranking Naval Officer

OTHER AMENDMENTS 13 Abolition of Slavery 1865 FREEDOM! 14 Citizenship for all born in U.S. Due process, Equal protection of Law, applies Bill of Rights to States. 1898 EQUAL RIGHTS DUE PROCESS 16 Start of Income Tax 1909 TAXES 17 Senators popularly elected 1917 Vote for senators. 18 Prohibition of Alcohol. 1919 DON'T DRINK! 21 Repeal of Prohibition (18th Amendment); State and Local Prohibition permitted 1933 OKAY TO DRINK 22 Limits Presidents to 2 terms of office  1947 No more F.D.R. s!  

SUFFRAGE AMENDMENTS 15 Racial suffrage 1870 All men can vote! 19   15 Racial suffrage 1870 All men can vote! 19 Women's suffrage 1920 Women can vote! 24 Prohibition of poll taxes. Protect African American's Voting Rights in the South. 1964 Civil Rights Bill 26 Voting age lowered to 18 years old. 1971 Old enough to fight and die, old enough to vote

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