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According to the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2, Clause 5):
"The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment."
Remember that an impeachment is only a formal accusation of wrongdoing; when a government official is impeached, his case is then tried in the Senate.
Congress can check the president by refusing to appropriate money for an executive department.It can also refuse to authorize the creation of new administrative agencies and can abolish existing ones. The senate can reject a treaty made by the president. (A two-thirds vote of the senate is required to ratify a treaty.) It can reject presidential appointments by a majority vote. The House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president, that is, to charge that official with wrongdoing.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe US House of Representatives has exclusive constitutional authority to initiate impeachment proceedings.
Both the President and US Supreme Court justices may be impeached by the House and removed from office if convicted in a Senate trial, but only for "high crimes and misdemeanors," or other offenses described in Articles I, II and III of the Constitution.
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∙ 13y agoThe House of Representatives would impeach (decide if the President should be tried) The actual trial would be by the Senate.
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What gives congress the right to declare war?
The Constitution.
What law or amendment gave congress the right to pass taxes in US history?
Article I of the US Constitution gives Congress this power.
Was congress right to try to impeach Johnson explain your answer?
F off you wanker
What type of powers does the necessary and proper clause give to congress?
It gives congress the right to do "proper" things and carry out there duties.
What gave Tyler the right to annex Texas?
What Tyler did was sign a resolution passed by both houses of the US Congress. The Constitution gives him this right.
In a federal system of government what is the final authority?
Theoretically in the United States, it is congress. The constitution gives congress the right to overrule any Supreme Court decision. It has never done that. It gives congress rights over decisions of the Executive branch. Congress usually defers. There is a difference between being the final authority and having common sense.
What does the law state about copyrights?
In the US, the Constitution gives Congress the right to give creators and inventors exclusive rights for a limited time.
Who gives citizens right to vote?
The constitution gives the right.
What are powers denied to the judicial branch?
Congress (judicial AND legislative branches) are denied the power to impeach, that is the right of the Supreme Court
What is the final authority in the federal system?
Theoretically in the United States, it is congress. The constitution gives congress the right to overrule any Supreme Court decision. It has never done that. It gives congress rights over decisions of the Executive branch. Congress usually defers. There is a difference between being the final authority and having common sense.
Is taxation an exampe of concurrent power?
The ability to collect taxes in an example of a concurrent power. This is a right that is given to Congress and is stated in the US Constitution.
What is the final authority in Federal system of government?
Theoretically in the United States, it is congress. The constitution gives congress the right to overrule any Supreme Court decision. It has never done that. It gives congress rights over decisions of the Executive branch. Congress usually defers. There is a difference between being the final authority and having common sense.
