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What term means to bring charges of wrongdoing against a member of the executive or judicial branches of the federal government?
Impeachment.
Can impeach Supreme Court justices?
yes they can be impeached if abusing their power or breaking the law
Was Nixon impeached during the pentagon papers?
President Nixon was never impeached. He resigned because there were enough votes to impeach him. Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were the only Presidents to be impeached and both were acquitted.
Which part of congress impeached President Johnson?
The House is the body of Congress that has the power to impeach a president.
What president was not impeached because he resigned before the House could impeach him?
Richard Nixon. He resigned on August 8, 1974, and had he stayed, he would surely have been impeached.
Why can a public official be impeached?
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.
Who holds impeachment hearings?
The House Judiciary Committee conducts the formal inquiry into whether the president should be impeached. Based on their findings that recommend to the full house to impeach or not to impeach and submit the Articles of Impeachment ot the full house. The full house debates each article of impeachment and votes on each as to whether or not to impeach the president. If a simple majority votes to impeach the president on any or all of the articles of impeachment, the president will be "impeached." However, it is the senate who tries the president. See related question for more information.
What can a president or others be impeach for?
An U.S. President can be impeached for the following reasons: treason, bribery, and other high crimes.
Was Andrew Jackson impeached?
No. President Andrew Jackson, who was in office from 1829-1837, was never impeached He was censored by the Senate, which does not have the power to impeach. Later, they voted to remove the censorship from the Senate record.
How can you use the word impeachment in a sentence?
The president is being impeached.
Why didn't some republicans vote to impeach Johnson?
Some Republicans did not think that a president could be impeached for not agreeing with congress.
What house has the sole power to impeach an executive or judicial officer?
The House of Representatives. After an impeachment, the impeached person is tried by the Senate.
