he was impeached
Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on four Articles of Impeachment on December 19, 1998, but only two of the four realized conviction in the Senate on February 12, 1999, the trial thus failing to result in a removal of Clinton from office.
Impeachment is a two-step process; the impeachment phase is similar to a Grand Jury hearing, where charges (called "articles of impeachment") are presented and the House of Representatives determines whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant a trial. If the House vote passes by a simple majority, the defendant is "impeached," and proceeds to trial in the Senate. The Senate trial, while analogous to a criminal trial, only convenes for the purpose of determining whether a Justice (or other officeholder) should be removed from office on the basis of the evidence presented at impeachment. The Senate must return a 2/3 Super Majority for conviction.
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The law prohibiting the teaching of evolution was upheld.
death or prison, they could not buy their way out with a fine.
Richard Nixon was not put on trial. He resigned in August of 1974 to avoid impeachment, and his successor granted him a full pardon.
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What was the result of their first trial?
Johnson wasn't convicted because the Senate fell one vote short of the needed 2/3 majority.
Richard Nixon resigned as US President on 9 August 1974 because he was assured the Senate would impeach him at trial.
President Clinton was acquitted of both perjury and obstruction of justice charges in his trial in the U.S. Senate. The vote was 55-45 against conviction on the perjury charge on 50-50 on the obstruction of justice charge.
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The Senate
The Senate tries impeachment trials. Upon conviction, a public official will be removed from office and barred in the future, but no criminal charges result from an impeachment trial.
Richard Nixon was President from 20 January 1969 to 9 August 1974.
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