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Cover title: A record of liberty and freedom through the years since 1776. Our presidents American democracy in action. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Political and economic challenges facing Haitian President René Préval, elected Dec. 17, 1995.

Intro -- BECOMING PRESIDENT QUALIFICATIONS, NOMINATIONS AND FUNDING -- BECOMING PRESIDENT QUALIFICATIONS, NOMINATIONS AND FUNDING -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 QUALIFICATIONS FOR PRESIDENT AND THE "NATURAL BORN" CITIZENSHIP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUICTION -- HISTORY OF THE QUALIFICATIONS CLAUSE IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787 -- Procedural History -- Apparent Purpose and Intent -- COMMON LAW MEANING OF THE TERM "NATURAL BORN" CITIZEN OR SUBJECT -- Common Law and the Constitution -- Common Law and Persons Born "In" the Country -- Common Law and Persons Born Abroad to Citizen-Parents -- COMMON UNDERSTANDING IN 18TH CENTURY OF THE TERM "NATURAL BORN" CITIZEN -- CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH: CASE LAW AND INTERPRETATIONS -- Legal Cases and Senator McCain -- Legal Cases and President Obama -- Allegations of Loss of Citizenship -- Assertion of Two Citizen-Parent Requirement -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS: CURRENT ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- 2008 ELECTION -- CALENDAR CHANGES, 1988-2008 -- NATIONAL PARTY RULES CHANGES FOR 2012 -- EVALUATING THE PRIMARY SYSTEM -- REFORM PROPOSALS -- LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATIONS -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 FEDERAL FUNDING OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTIONS: OVERVIEW AND POLICY OPTIONS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- CONVENTION FINANCING: AN OVERVIEW -- Federal Funds -- PECF Funds -- DOJ Funds -- Recent Federal Convention Funding -- Conditions on PECF Funds -- Conditions on Security Funds -- Nonfederal Funds -- Convention-Related Activities -- Security Operations -- RECENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY -- Legislation that Would Affect PECF Convention Funding -- POLICY ISSUES AND OPTIONS -- PECF Convention Funding -- Maintaining the Status Quo -- Options that Could Increase or Decrease Federal Convention Funding 43 -- Changing the Prioritization of Convention Funds

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