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Who provides over the impeachment trial of a president?
Congress
What is the trial called when trying to remove the president?
impeachment
What is it called when a US president is brought to trial?
It is known as impeachment.
Who was the First president to survive an impeachment trial?
Bill Clinton
Which of these did not occur following President Clinton's impeachment trial?
President Clinton was removed from office.
Which house decides the guilt innocence of the president in an impeachment trial?
The Senate
Was president Johnson found guilty in his impeachment trial by one vote?
No- the vote was 126 to 47 in favor of impeachment.
Which house of Congress has to convict the president in an impeachment trial?
It is the House of Representatives that has the power to impeach a president. His or her trial is then held in the United States Senate.
What role does the supreme court play in impeachment trials?
The Supreme Court plays no role in impeachment trials. However, in the impeachment trial of the President of the United States, the Chief Justice of the United States serves as presiding officer of the Senate since it would be a conflict of interest to have the vice president presiding over a trial at which he would become President if the current President were to be found guilty.
Who was the first us president to have an impeachment trial?
Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson
What if a President will not obey impeachment How is he forced out?
The President does not have to accept or "obey" impeachment. It is like an indictment and causes the Senate to hold a trial. The President does not have to respond to the trial. If he is found guilty by 2/3 of the Senators, he loses his office and is no longer President. If he is acquited by the Senate, that is the end of the matter and he stays on as President.
Does the vice-president always acts as judge in an impeachment trial?
As President of the Senate, the U.S. Vice President presides over most impeachment trials. However, Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 of the U.S. Constitution specifies that when the President is on trial the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides. And although the Constitution doesn't say, I assume that would also be the case if the Vice President were the defendant in an impeachment trial (an incumbent U.S. Vice President has never been impeached to date).
