After the House of Representatives has voted to impeach a president, the actual trial is conducted by certain members of the House chosen by that body to act as the prosecutor in much the same way that a prosecutor or district attorney conducts trials against people accused of a crime. The Senate serves as the jury in the trial and the Chief Justice of the US serves as the judge who presides over the trial.
The US Senate is responsible for the administering of an impeachment trial. The entire Senate is required to vote for or against the accused.
The US Senate holds impeachment trials as necessary. Two-thirds of the senators voting must vote for conviction in order to remove an impeached official from office.
in most cases, the President of the Senate (the U.S. Vice President)
in cases of impeachment of the President, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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Had President Nixon been impeached, the trial would have been held in the Senate where he would have been either convicted or acquitted.
When a US president is up for impeachment, the House of Representatives must decide if enough evidence has been gathered to proceed forward. If so, then a trial is held before the US Senate who will decide if they will impeach or not.
That is correct. If the president were convicted in an impeachment trial, the Vice President would take the office of Presdident.
The legislative branch has the right to impeach high ranking officials. Including Federal officers, military generals. But normally for someone to be impeached they must go through a trial, which would be held by the judicial branch. (Court)
No. The only exclusive power of the Chief Justice is to preside over the trial of an impeached President.
The chief justice of the US presides of the trial if the president is impeached.
The trial is held in the US Senate with the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court presiding and all Senators voting on guilt (a two-thirds majority vote is required for conviction).
If the President is the one impeached, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial.
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Had President Nixon been impeached, the trial would have been held in the Senate where he would have been either convicted or acquitted.
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Johnson was impeached by the House. A trial was held in the Senate, but Johnson was not convicted and so stayed in office until his term ran out. The vote came one vote short of the 2/3 required to convict.
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To impeach a president, the House of Representatives must come up with an accusation against the president. The trial is then held by the Supreme Court with the Senate as a jury. So, both the Judicial and the Legislative branch participate in impeaching a president.
The president must be formally charged with a crime (impeached) by the House of Reps. and then must stand trial in the US Senate. If convicted, he/she is removed. Impeached does not mean removed. We have impeached two presidents, but have never removed one.
The President could be impeached and removed from office after an impeachment trial. After he was removed from office, he could then be prosecuted like any other person.
To impeach a president, the House of Representatives must come up with an accusation against the president. The trial is then held by the Supreme Court with the Senate as a jury. So, both the Judicial and the Legislative branch participate in impeaching a president.