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how Americans elect a president – World
Elections in the USA happens every four years. They have the attention of the whole world. In particular, further support for Ukraine will depend on the future president.
How is the electoral process organized in the USA – let's talk further.
Who can run for president?
In the USA, there are three main conditions for candidates for the post of head of state:
- they must be United States citizens born in that country;
- they must be at least 35 years old;
- and they must have lived in the United States for 14 years.
“Almost any adult citizen of the United States can run for president. This also applies to those who have been accused of committing a crime or even convicted of it,” says the political science professor at De Paul University in Illinois. Wayne Steger.
According to Steger, the US constitution essentially contains a provision that expressly allows…