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Does impeachment of the president have to go through the senate?
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Yes and no. First, to be impeached does NOT mean to be removed. Also, not all elected officials can be impeached, for example the president, VP and federal judges CAN be impeached. If an elected official is impeached, it means he/she is formally charged with one or more crimes. The US House of Representatives impeaches with a majority vote. The impeached official must now stand trial in the US Senate. The 100 Senators act as the jury and the VP, as President of the Senate, acts as the judge, unless the person on trial is the president or himself/herself. In this case the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court acts as the judge. A 2/3 vote of the Senate is needed to convict the accused and remove him/her from office.
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What is the act by which the congress accuses a president or supreme court justice of serious crimes?
Yes, through the impeachment process. Articles of Impeachment are drafted by the Congress detailed specific charges against a sitting president.
Which president was the second US president to go through the Congressional impeachment process?
William Jefferson Clinton.
What was the president or vice president who go impeached?
Two US Presidents were impeached by the House of Representatives. Andrew Johnson, and Bill Clinton. It is the Sentate who votes on whether or not the impeachment charges warrant removal of the President from office. Both Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were tried and acquitted by the Senate. No president has been removed from office by the Senate confirming the charges of impeachment. Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln was assassinated, was tried by the Senate in an impeachment proceeding, but was not removed from office. The Senate voted in his favor by a margin of only one vote.
Where is impeachment tried?
The Senate holds the (impeachment) removal trial after the House of Representatives has impeached the president. The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) only presides over the Senate impeachment trial of a US President; otherwise, the Presiding Officer of the Senate chooses a group of Senators to form an "Impeachment Trial Committee" to act as presiding judges. Certain members of the House of Representatives chosen by it act as prosecutors.
Do the members of the President's cabinet go through Senate hearings?
Their appointment must be approved by the Senate, so Senate hearings are a possibility.
What are the steps for the impeachment process of a Senate?
1. Reprimand 2. Scolding 3. Censure 4.Expulsion
After the bills are passed through the senate and the house of representives where do they go next?
it must be given to the president so he can approve or veto it.
Does a bill go through the senate first or the house?
A bill that originated in the Senate goes to the House of Representatives only if the Senate passes it.
The impeachment actions the house accuses the official of wrongdoing the official is tried by the senate?
The House of Representatives "accuses" an official of wrongdoing by bringing articles of impeachment against him (or her). If a simple majority of the House votes for impeachment (to bring charges against), then the official would go on trial in the Senate.Article I of the Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment.
How do you consider Clinton impeached when he was not removed from office?
Impeachment just means that the House of Representatives thought that Clinton had committed a crime, and that he should be put on trial. It's basically the same as an indictment. Once a president has been impeached by the House, the Senate holds a special court trial to try to convict the president of whatever crime he has been impeached for. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court acts as the judge in the trial. Clinton did indeed go through a trial but he was acquitted when the Senate failed to get enough votes to convict- it needs to be a two-thirds majority.
To accuse a politican of wrong doing?
Impeachment is the process where a politician is accused of wrongdoing. Penalties for impeachment can include removal from office as well as criminal and civil penalties. Bill Clinton was the second, and last, United States President to go through impeachment.
When did Andrew Johnson go through impeachment process?
in 1867
