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Impeachment is only for criminal behavior and even at that it has to be passed by both the House and Senate in a majority vote.
Actually, the President (and any other Federal official), and be impeached for "high crimes and misdemeanors". Sadly, nowhere in Constitution or associated writings of the Founders does there exist a solid definition as to what that phrase means. We just don't know.
As such, Congress gets to make up its mind as to what is an impeachable offense. In the case of Presidents, the three existing serious attempts to impeach a sitting President (Andrew Johnson, Andrew Jackson, and Bill Clinton), all three were really politically motivated, with little that could be considered a legal crime behind them. In the case of Impeachment of various Judges, however, Congress has a much better track record - all impeachments to date of sitting judges have come as a result of either a criminal conviction, or an impending criminal conviction of a serious crime (several for bribery, several for judicial malfeasance, and the like).
So, yes, it is entirely possible for a President to be impeached for gross incompetence. Getting the Senate to agree that this is an offense worthy of removal of the President is a more difficult proposition, however. (Remember that impeachment merely accuses the President, while the Senate conducts a trial to see whether or not the "crimes" named in the impeachment warrant removal from office.)
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What are some causes to kick the President out of office?
A common mistake is believing that if the president is impeached s/he is thrown out of office. Wrong, to be impeached is for the president to be sent to trial for a crime above a misdemeanor. It's a decision made by the House of Representatives. In order to remove the president from office the Senate must make a 2/3 vote in that favor. The correct term for removing the president from office is "Incapacitation"
How can the president lose his job before election?
The President can lose his/her job by death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of said office. >>Constitution!It can also be liars paradox, because before he is elected, he's not the president, and therefore cannot be discharged from a job he is not currently employed as.
What president has lost their job by impeachment?
No president has ever lost his job due to impeachment. The two Presidents in our history that were impeached were Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998. In both cases these Presidents were acquitted and continued to hold office. However, it should be noted that articles of impeachment were being considered against Richard M. Nixon in 1974. President Nixon would most likely have been impeached had he not resigned from office.
Is the job of American president too much for one person?
No. A president has a lot of help and advisors and people making some of the decisions and implementing them. So the president is not really doing the job alone.
Which party was more successful in the 1932 elections?
the successful party was the democrats party because hoover was doing a bad job with the Great depression so Franklin roosevelt promised he would do a better job so he is now president by chase.s
How can the president lose lose his job before election time?
He/she can be impeached
Did Ulysses S. Grant get impeached from the office?
Ulysess S. Grant didn't get impeached, in fact he was one of the Union generals who was very good at his job in the Civil War. I quote what President Lincoln said about Grant "I can't spare this man-he fights."
Who supervises the governor?
Much as the Congress has some power over the President, so does the state legislature have some power over the governor, although just as a President is seldom impeached, so are state governors seldom impeached. Beyond that, of course, in a democracy, the voters have the ultimate responsibility to decide whether a governor is doing a good job and deserves to be re-elected or not.
What was the outcome of the impeachment efforts?
If a president is impeached, which only the House can do, he must face a trial by the senate. If they convict him of the charges brought forth in the impeachment by a 2/3 vote, he is removed from office. If not, he stays on the job as president.
Who takes over if the president isn't doing his job?
The Vice President
Can the vice president act as the president if the president is gravely I'll?
In my eyes he would do a much better job then the president is doing and has been doing.
What are some causes to kick the President out of office?
A common mistake is believing that if the president is impeached s/he is thrown out of office. Wrong, to be impeached is for the president to be sent to trial for a crime above a misdemeanor. It's a decision made by the House of Representatives. In order to remove the president from office the Senate must make a 2/3 vote in that favor. The correct term for removing the president from office is "Incapacitation"
How can the president lose his job before election?
The President can lose his/her job by death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of said office. >>Constitution!It can also be liars paradox, because before he is elected, he's not the president, and therefore cannot be discharged from a job he is not currently employed as.
How and why can the president loose his job?
If the president makes a bad decision or gets arrested for something major. If he gets impeached. "The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." (It's in the constitution, article II, section 4).
How does responsibility for executing the law give the president power?
The responsibility for executing the new law would give a president great power because he has final say. The president could take out an officer that was doing bad or wrong and replace him immediately with someone worthy of doing the job.
Why did president Truman not do a good job?
Wither or not he did a good job is an opinion. He dropped the atom bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which is why most people think he did a "bad job" even though he ended WWI by doing so.
What if a president is involved with treason or bribe?
If a president is involved with treason or bribery, they could face impeachment or criminal charges. The legal process would need to be followed to investigate and potentially hold the president accountable for their actions. Ultimately, the consequences would depend on the evidence and the decisions of the legal system.
