Submitted by: Doris Parker
Article II Facts
1. Constitutional Convention -- Alexander Hamilton – “Citizen”
- John Jay – “Natural Born Citizen”
3. Rep. John Bingham, Principal Framer of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution -
4. Supreme Court Cases that Cite “Natural Born Citizen” as One Born on U.S. Soil to Citizen Parents -
- Venus, 12 U.S. 8 Cranch 253 253 (1814)
- Shanks v DuPont, 28 U.S. 3 Pet. 242 242 (1830)
- Dred Scott v Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857)
- Minor v Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875)
- United States v Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)
- Perkins v. Elg, 307 U.S. 325 (1939)
6. Citizenship Status of the Presidents of the United States and Their Eligibility Under Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 -
7.Thirteen Presidential/Vice Presidential “Eligibility” Bills Introduced in State General Assembly’s between 2009 & 2011 -