Argumentative Essay On Female President

There is an African proverb which says, ,[1] “If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation” This nation, the United States of America, one nation under God, a nation which has been educated by our daughters, our sisters, our mothers, and our grandmothers. There are several reasons that Americans should be comfortable with the idea of a woman President. Women are as smart, and capable as men. Many women now have had the necessary administrative experience to do the job. A woman president may be less likely to resort to a war than men are. In this thesis, the point I will argue, is that America is ready for a female president. I will have paragraphs in my essay, about the legal qualifications to be a presidential candidate in this country, about a current female candidate who is legally qualified, smart, and capable and has administrative experience. I will mention an opposing view from a 2012 presidential candidate who is female. America is ready for a female president, and if not now…When.

According to the US Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Age and Citizenship requirements are as follows: presidential candidate must be a natural born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older. There is also Term limit Amendment XXII, Section 1 - ratified February 27, 1951 stating No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. These requirements do not prohibit a woman from being president, yet this has yet to occur. If Not now…