Question

John Quincy has been a citizen of the United States for 8 years. He is 27 years old. If John decides to run for Congress, what are his options?

A. He can run for the House, but not the Senate.
B. He can't run for the House or the Senate for at least one more year.
C. He won't ever be qualified to run for the Senate.
D. He can run for the Senate, but not the House.

Answer 1

C. He can run for the House, but not the Senate Article 1 section 2 No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. Article 1 section 3 No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.