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Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution states that only natural born citizens at least 35 years old who have lived in the country for 14 years may serve as President. A pair of bills before Congress this year, however, would permit naturalized citizens (such as California's new governor) to become president after all.
A House bill would allow a person who has been a naturalized citizen for 35 years to be eligible to become President. A Senate bill, which was introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), would lower the bar to 20 years.
It turns out that Arnold Schwarzenegger, a friend of Senator Hatch, was naturalized in 1983. So the idea of “President Ahnold” may not be so farfetched after all.
As it stands, naturalized citizens can and do hold elected office in the United States. How many current members of the U.S. House of Representatives immigrated to the United States? List the states they represent and where they were they born.
Be the first person to correctly answer the quiz, and win a free legal consultation during October 2003.