Qualifications
Qualifications
Salaries
Pension (Benefits)
President- 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 any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen years a resident.
Pension (Benefits)- Former presidents are offered a taxable lifetime pension equal to the annual rate of basic pay for the heads of executive branch departments, like the Cabinet Secretaries. This amount is set annually by Congress and is currently (in 2011) $199,700 per year. The pension starts the minute the president officially leaves office at noon on Inauguration Day. Widows of former presidents are provided with a $20,000 annual lifetime pension and mailing privileges, unless they choose to waive their right to the pension.
Salary- $400,000 annually
Vice presidnet- natural born citizens (including naturalization passed from parents) at least thirty-five years old, inhabitants of the United States for at least fourteen years.
Pension (Benefits)- As with salaries, the rules governing the retirement benefits of the Vice President, Cabinet members, members of Congress and other federal officials are different than those that apply to the President, with benefits laid-out in the rules of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Thus, their retirement benefits (including pensions) will vary from individual to individual, depending on factors such as years of service.
Salary- $230,700 annually
Senator- Qualifications for Becoming a U.S. Senator. The qualifications to become a U.S. senator are stated in the U.S. constitution; article one, section three and clause three. The constitution states that to become a senator an applicant must meet specific age, citizenship and state status.
Pension (Benefits)- Members of Congress are eligible for
Salaries
Pension (Benefits)
President- 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 any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen years a resident.
Pension (Benefits)- Former presidents are offered a taxable lifetime pension equal to the annual rate of basic pay for the heads of executive branch departments, like the Cabinet Secretaries. This amount is set annually by Congress and is currently (in 2011) $199,700 per year. The pension starts the minute the president officially leaves office at noon on Inauguration Day. Widows of former presidents are provided with a $20,000 annual lifetime pension and mailing privileges, unless they choose to waive their right to the pension.
Salary- $400,000 annually
Vice presidnet- natural born citizens (including naturalization passed from parents) at least thirty-five years old, inhabitants of the United States for at least fourteen years.
Pension (Benefits)- As with salaries, the rules governing the retirement benefits of the Vice President, Cabinet members, members of Congress and other federal officials are different than those that apply to the President, with benefits laid-out in the rules of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Thus, their retirement benefits (including pensions) will vary from individual to individual, depending on factors such as years of service.
Salary- $230,700 annually
Senator- Qualifications for Becoming a U.S. Senator. The qualifications to become a U.S. senator are stated in the U.S. constitution; article one, section three and clause three. The constitution states that to become a senator an applicant must meet specific age, citizenship and state status.
Pension (Benefits)- Members of Congress are eligible for