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Too Young to Run? : A Proposal for an Age Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Under the Constitution of the United States, those with political ambitions who aspire to serve in the federal government must be at least twenty-five to qualify for membership in the House of Representatives, thirty to run for the Senate, and thirty-five to become president. What is the justificati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Seery, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park : Penn State University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. History
  • 2. Theory
  • 3. Politics
  • Postscript: An Appeal to U.S. Civics Educators
  • Appendix 1: Federal Age Requirements in Other Democracies
  • Appendix 2: Average Age of Congress Since 1949
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back Cover