The Chief Justice of the United States acts as the judge in an impeachment trial for the President.
In the event that the Senate votes to remove a president through the impeachment process, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court acts as the presiding officer and effectively acts as the judge during the trial. The Chief Justice ensures that the proceedings follow proper legal procedures and that all parties are afforded due process.
The Vice-President of the United States acts as President of the US Senate, to break a tie if the Senate is split 50-50.
(In the U.S) The President Pro Tempore usually acts as president of the senate. Currently, this is Daniel Inouye.
The Vice-President
According to the constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to impeach federal officials (even the president). The Senate acts as the jury, and (in presidential cases) the Chief Justice acts as the judge.
Yes and no. First, to be impeached does NOT mean to be removed. Also, not all elected officials can be impeached, for example the president, VP and federal judges CAN be impeached. If an elected official is impeached, it means he/she is formally charged with one or more crimes. The US House of Representatives impeaches with a majority vote. The impeached official must now stand trial in the US Senate. The 100 Senators act as the jury and the VP, as President of the Senate, acts as the judge, unless the person on trial is the president or himself/herself. In this case the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court acts as the judge. A 2/3 vote of the Senate is needed to convict the accused and remove him/her from office.
According to the constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to impeach federal officials (even the president). The Senate acts as the jury, and (in presidential cases) the Chief Justice acts as the judge.
He acts as the President of the US Senate.
The US Vice President performs the duty as the President of the Senate. He or she has no vote except in situations where there is a tie in votes. The Vice President is then allowed to vote to settle the issue at hand.
The president would be tried by the senate, and the chief justice of the supreme court would be the judge.
The US Senate of the legislative branch acts as a jury in an impeachment trial against the the President.
If a president is impeached by the House of Representatives, the Senate has the responsibility of conducting a trial to determine whether the president should be removed from office. The Senate acts as the jury in this trial, and two-thirds majority vote is required to convict and remove the president. If convicted, the president would be removed from office and the vice president would assume the presidency.
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate.. He can not vote unless there is a tie but he can vote to break a tie. Such is his only power.