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Judicial Appointments Constitution Qualifications For The U.S. Essay

Judicial Appointments Constitution

Qualifications for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, & U.S. Presidency and The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Which articles and sections deal with the qualifications that people must have in order to serve as a member of the House of Representatives, as a Senator, and as President of the United States? How do those respective qualifications differ?

Article One, section 2, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution stipulates the following qualifications for candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives: No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

Article One, section 3, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution stipulates the following qualifications for candidates to the U.S. Senate: No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

Article Two, section 1, clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution stipulates the following qualifications for candidates for U.S. President: No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the...

Furthermore the twelfth Amendment (1804) requires the Vice-President must meet all the qualifications of being President and the Twenty-second Amendment (1951) prevents a President from being elected more than twice.
There are no term limits for U.S. Senators or members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Part II

Foundations of American Law. Respond to Chapter 3, Problem 4 in the text regarding the Equal Protection Clause: A Dallas, Texas, city ordinance restricted admission to so-called "Class E" dance halls to persons between the ages of 14 and 18. The ordinance did not impose similar age limitations on most other establishments where teenagers might congregate -- for example, skating rinks. Charles Stanglin, who in one building operated both a Class E dance hall and a roller-skating rink, filed suit in a Texas trial court in an effort to obtain an injunction against enforcement of the ordinance. He argued that the ordinance violated the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. The trial court rejected Stanglin's argument, but a Texas appellate court struck down the age restriction. The U.S.…

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"Equal protection." (2008). West's encyclopedia of American law, 2nd ed. The Free Dictionary. Retrieved August 30, 2011, from http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Equal+Protection+Clause

Linder, D. (2011). Levels of scrutiny under the equal protection clause. Exploring constitutional conflict. Retrieved August 30, 2011, from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/epcscrutiny.htm

"The United States Constitution"(1787, September 17) .The United States constitution. Retrieved August 30, 2011, from http://constitutionus.com/

"U.S. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment." (1868, July 9). FindLaw.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011, from http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment14/
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