Tenure of Office Act
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"
Congress. The Senate tries impeachments while the House of Represenatives actually impeach. Once the Senate convicts a president or other official of impeachment, their removal from office is immediate.
Treasure of office act
No one in the government ranks above the president. I suppose you could say he reports to the US people. Congress has the power to remove him from office if strays too far from proper conduct of his office.
He can be impeached by Congress for "treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors." And since we elect our Congressional officials, then technically yes "we" can remove the president from office.
The military does not have the athority to remove the president from office.
To get a president out of office that has committed "high crimes and misdemeanors".
No, the president cannot remove members of congress from office for bribery. The process for removing members of congress involves impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate.
The Senate in the United States has the power to impeach the president and remove him from office. The president does have to have a trial prior to impeachment.
The Senate in the United States has the power to impeach the president and remove him from office. The president does have to have a trial prior to impeachment.
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In order to remove presidents that abused their power, Congress was given the power of impeachment. The House of Representatives votes to impeach a president. Once the vote has passed, the president is tried by the Senate. If the president is found guilty by the Senate, he or she is removed from office. Presidents can be impeached for committing treason, high crimes and misdemeanors, or accepting bribes.
Remove him/her from office.
Tenure of Office Act
Treasure of office act