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What is it called When a judge or executive is removed from office?
Being impeached. Being impeached is incorrect. The House votes whether to "impeach" a president with articles concerning the charges. Once impeached, the Senate votes whether to remove a president from office, while the Chief Justice presides over the trial. Bill Clinton was impeached, but not removed from office. I think kicking a president out of office is simply referred to as removal from office.
Who tried an impeached official?
An impeached official is tried by the Senate. After the House of Representatives votes to impeach, the Senate conducts a trial to determine whether to remove the official from office. The Chief Justice of the United States presides over the trial if the impeached official is the President. A two-thirds majority in the Senate is required for conviction and removal from office.
How is the president voted int office?
The President is voted into office by way of the electoral college. The people cast their votes and based on their votes the electors vote for President.
Was Nixon impeached during the pentagon papers?
President Nixon was never impeached. He resigned because there were enough votes to impeach him. Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were the only Presidents to be impeached and both were acquitted.
Who officially votes the president into office?
voters
How can the president remove from the office?
Through the impeachment process. The President must first be impeached by the House of Representatives. The House Judicial committee appoints a special prosecutor who presents the case to the members of the House. If the House votes by a simple majority to impeach, it is sent to the Senate for trial. The Senate selects a panel with a prosecutor and puts the President on trial. After the trial the Senate votes. If a 2/3 majority find him guilty, he is removed from office.
Can a prisdent get fried?
You got 2 spelling errors " President" "fired" and he can get fired well kind of he can get impeached which means the congress votes on it and if 2/3 of the congress wants him out then he is impeached
How many votes does it take to impeach the president and why is that important.?
the house is empowered to vote to impeach the president by simple majority vote. meaning they suggest for him to be impeached. then the senate acts as a court of law and tries the president for the charged offenses. a 2/3 majority vote is needed to remove the president from office.
What was the president or vice president who go impeached?
Two US Presidents were impeached by the House of Representatives. Andrew Johnson, and Bill Clinton. It is the Sentate who votes on whether or not the impeachment charges warrant removal of the President from office. Both Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were tried and acquitted by the Senate. No president has been removed from office by the Senate confirming the charges of impeachment. Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln was assassinated, was tried by the Senate in an impeachment proceeding, but was not removed from office. The Senate voted in his favor by a margin of only one vote.
Are there any preachers that have been impeached?
If you mean were there any US Presidents who were impeached who also happen to be preachers, then the answer is no. Of all the US Presidents, only one was a preacher. That person was President James Garfield. He was elected as the 20th US President in the election of 1880. He became the fourth Republican President, and the third Republican President from Ohio. He was the last person to ascend to the Presidency directly from the House of Representatives. He took office in 1881, and was assassinated shortly thereafter by a "a disgruntled office seeker" who's name I don't recall. There have been two US Presidents who have been impeached, or formally accused of "... high Crimes and Misdemeanors" by the House of Representatives. The 17th US President, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, was the first US President to be impeached. During his trial by the Senate, he was spared the humiliation of removal from office by a margin of only one vote. The 42nd US President, William Jefferson Clinton of Arkansas, was the second US President to be impeached. During his trial by the Senate, he was spared the humiliation of removal from office by a margin of seventeen votes.
What votes cast for presidential candidates actually elect the president?
Electoral votes are what count when electing a President into office in the U.S.A..
What part of congress votes on removal of an impeached president?
The House begins the procedure by passing a bill of impeachment which lists the charges against the president. The Senate , presided over by the Chief Justice, then holds a trial. A 2/3 vote in favor of conviction is required to remove the president from office.
