According to Article II of the Constitution of the United States, in order to become a presidential candidate, you must be at least 35 years old. However, that is not the only condition. You must also be a natural-born citizen of the United States and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years.
I would have to say it's part of the theme. Morality and politics is the ethos of the story, aka origin aka theme. With-out a theme there would be no plot...and no setting. So... C. Theme