Fiocabulary Name Date The Presidential Election Use the text to answer each question below. 1. The Constitution lays out a number of requirements for the office of president. The president must be at least 35 years old. The president must have been born in the United States and have been a permanent resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. The Twelfth Amendment extends these requirements to the vice president. The youngest elected president so far was John F. Kennedy, at 43. Although it's not a constitutional requirement, most presidents have taken part in public service before becoming president-either through elected office or in the military. In the passage above, what is the purpose of the underlined sentence? A to describe former qualifications past B. to provide examples of some of the presidents of the United States had to meet requirements for president included in the that are no longer required Constitution C. to describe new qualifications future D. to support the claim that there are too presidents of the United States will need to many requirements for becoming president meet for the first time