In the House of Representative a simple majority vote is required. In 2008 that would be 218 vote.
In the Senate a 2/3 majority vote is required for impeachment or 67 of 100 votes.
.A simple majority in the House of Representatives can impeach an official. In the Senate, it takes two-thirds vote to convict.
Only a simple majority in the House is enough to impeach. 218 votes would be enough to impeach. (In order to convict and remove the President from office, 67 senators must vote to convict.)
A majority vote by the House of Representatives is needed to impeach an official. The person is impeached and must then stand trial with the Senate.
The House of Representatives can impeach the government officials.
The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach federal officials in the US.
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Only the House of Representatives can do this.
They can impeach the president
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The House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives can impeach the President. If they find that the President has violated his/her oath, they may start the process.
The body that can impeach is the House of Representatives. They are the only ones that have the authority to bring charges against federal officials.