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If someone is impeached what is the next step taken?
If a president is impeached, then the vice president takes over and serves out the rest of the term as president.
Who holds a trial for an official who has been impeached?
The House of Representatives impeaches the president and The Senate acts as the jury. The Supreme Court Justice is the judge.
Would the senate serve as a jury if the president committed a crime?
They would only if the President were first impeached by the House.
How can the President get fired?
The President can be impeached. After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated his vice President (Andrew Johnson) was impeached. Also Nixon was impeached
Who was the only President other than Bill Clinton to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson was the first President to be impeached, in 1868. He was accused of violating the 1867 Tenure of Office Act, among other things.Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for lying under oath before a grand jury and obstruction of justice.Both men were acquitted at their Senate removal trials.
What a president have to do to get impeached and removed?
To get impeached the president would have to bribe, lie, or have a misdemeanor against him.
Who are the two that were impeached?
President Andrew Johnson and President Bill Clinton were both impeached. President Richard Nixon was supposed to be impeached, but he stepped down from office before the official impeachment, so technically he wasn't impeached.
Who was the second US President to be impeached?
The second President to be impeached was William J. Clinton, in 1998.
What 2 president impeached?
Andrew Johnson - His veto of civil rights bills to try to incorporate the south back into the union Bill Clinton - Lying to a grand jury
What branch impeached presidents?
To impeach a president, the House of Representatives must come up with an accusation against the president. The trial is then held by the Supreme Court with the Senate as a jury. So, both the Judicial and the Legislative branch participate in impeaching a president.
What presides over a senate trial after a president is impeached?
After a president is impeached, the trial in the Senate is presided over by the Chief Justice of the United States. This arrangement is stipulated by the Constitution, ensuring that the trial is conducted with a degree of formality and oversight. The Senate then acts as the jury, and a two-thirds majority is required for conviction and removal from office.
Can the vice president be impeached after the president has?
Yes
