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WGU Elections
WGU Elections Jen
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| President of the U.S. | natural born citizen of us, 35 yrs old, permanent resident in us for atleast 14 yrs |
| XXII Amendment | no one can be elected president more than twice |
| To serve in House of Respresentatives | 25 yrs jold, us citizen for past 7 yrs, at the time of election live in state they represent |
| To serve in Senate | 30 yrs old, citizen of the us for at least the past 9 yrs, live in the state to represent |
| 17th Amendment | transferred senator selection from each state's legislature to popular election by the people of each state enabling a states governor to appoint a senator if vacancy until new election is held |
| lame duck period | takes place after election for the next Congress has been held, but b/4 current congress ended . |