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Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton have been impeached, but neither was removed from office. Both were acquitted at the trial that followed their impeachment. Richard Nixon was about to be impeached when he resigned.
No president has ever been removed from office.
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JordanImpeachment is the process where the House of Representatives pass by a majority vote, articles of impeachment, which constitute the formal allegation or allegations. Upon passing the articles, which constitute the formal allegation/(s), the defendant is "impeached". The next step, involves the Senate conducting a trial for the accused.
In the case of impeachment of a president, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the trial proceedings, conducted in the Senate. In order to convict the accused, a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present, is required. If the a vote of two-thirds, or more of the Senators present, is established, a conviction results in an automatic removal from office.
President Andrew Johnson was impeached but the charges were not confirmed, and therefore, he was not removed from office.
President William Clinton was also impeached but the charges were not confirmed, and therefore, he was not removed from office.
No US President has ever been removed from office by impeachment. Richard Nixon probably would have been, but he resigned in August 1974 to avoid the process.
Two Presidents have been impeached by the House of Representatives, but acquitted at their Senate trials, and thus remained in office until the end of their terms.
Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 for violating the Tenure of Office Act (among other things), but was acquitted by a single vote; Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for obstruction of justice, and was acquitted by a fairly wide margin.
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What president was impeached for firing secretary of state?
There was no President of the United States that was impeached for firing his Secretary of State. Perhaps you mean Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States from 1865-1869, who was impeached for removing Edward Stanton, the Secretary of War. This violated a recently passed law, the Tenure of Office Act, which stated that the President couldn't remove cabinet members from their positions. The law was also quite unconstitutional, and was passed for the sole purpose of finding a reason to impeach Johnson, who was unpopular with the Republican Party. Although Johnson was impeached, he was later acquitted, and retained the office of the presidency until the next election cycle, when he chose not to run.
What president was impeached by the house of representatives?
Bill Clinton. (Nixon resigned right before he could be impeached).AnswerTrick question: Asked in the singular, it implies only one president was impeached. In fact two presidents were impeached: Bill Clinton, and Andrew Johnson (Lincoln's Vice-President), who was impeached not once but twice. for A+ it is not removed from officeclass 2010-2011 ;)
What president was impeached during reconstruction era?
Andrew Johnson was impeached during reconstruction era.
US Presidents impeached?
Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached and both were later acquitted. Richard Nixon almost got impeached but resigned before.
How presidents were impeached?
None
