I. REQUIREMENTS TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES The United States Constitution was Ratified in 1788.  The United States Constitution defines the requirements for a person to be eligible, to serve as the President of the United States.  Article II, Section 1, clause 5 of the United States Constitution states that “No Person, except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of president; neither shall Read More +