Senate
house of representatives
An impeached official is tried by the Senate. After the House of Representatives votes to impeach, the Senate conducts a trial to determine whether to remove the official from office. The Chief Justice of the United States presides over the trial if the impeached official is the President. A two-thirds majority in the Senate is required for conviction and removal from office.
Federal officials can be impeached in the House of Representatives. If a simple majority of the House votes for impeachment, the official proceeds to trial in the Senate.
Impeached means brought up on charges. So, if enough people think an elected official did something illegal, there may be a process to impeach the official.
The Governor
any elected official
No, four federal judges were impeached before Andrew Johnson, resulting in two removals and two acquittals.A U.S. Senator had also been impeached, but it was dismissed because the Senate has the Constitutional authority to expel one of its members by two-thirds majority vote without a trial.
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the president person
The senate
What is the required vote that is neccasry to convict someone who has been impeached
The Legislative Branch.Congress may change the size of the Supreme Court.The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment (like indictment); the Senate has the sole authority to try and impeached official to determine if he or she should be removed from office.