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No, a member of Congress cannot serve simultaneously as a cabinet member. The Constitution prohibits members from holding any other office in the executive branch while serving in Congress. If a member is appointed to a cabinet position, they would need to resign from their congressional post.
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Richard Nixon resigned because he would have been impeached by congress.
JFK did not resign from office. He was assassinated while in office on 22 Nov 1963.
Nixon was the only president to resign the office, yes. He was going to be tried by Congress, and his best legal advisers told him he would be convicted, which would bring huge shame on the presidency, so he finally decided to resign.
Congress. The Senate tries impeachments while the House of Represenatives actually impeach. Once the Senate convicts a president or other official of impeachment, their removal from office is immediate.
Grant didn't resign.
The only US president to resign from office was Richard M. Nixon.
no, article 1 section 6 clause 2
Richard Nixon resigned because he would have been impeached by congress.
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