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What term describes the filing of charges against a major federal official by the house of representative's?
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When a government official is the House of Representatives has brought an official statement of charges against them?
impeached
The bringing of charges against a public official that requires a majority (2/3) vote in the House of Representatives is called?
Impeachment
The impeachment actions the house accuses the official of wrongdoing the official is tried by the senate?
The House of Representatives "accuses" an official of wrongdoing by bringing articles of impeachment against him (or her). If a simple majority of the House votes for impeachment (to bring charges against), then the official would go on trial in the Senate.Article I of the Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment.
What are the impeachment powers for the house of representatives?
The House of Representatives files articles of impeachment, in a process similar to a criminal court indictment. If the House of Representatives votes by a simple majority to impeach the official, the Senate conducts a removal trial to determine if the person is guilty of the charges. If two-thirds of the Senate votes against the accused, then he or she is removed from office (or from the bench). If the Senate fails to achieve a two-thirds vote, the official is acquitted.
To level formal charges against an official?
impeach
Which branch of government has the power to bring charges against the president?
The House of Representatives.
Who hears impeachment charges against a government official?
The senate
What is the is vote by the House of Representatives to bring charges of treason or bribery against a president?
Impeach
Can the senate decide the charges against an accused official in impeachnment?
The Federal House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach or bring charges against government officials (except members of Congress.) A majority vote is needed in the House to Impeach. The Senate has the sole power to try the impeachment case. A two-thirds vote of the senators present is needed for conviction. When a president is tried, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the Senate.
What impeachment power belongs to the House of Representatives?
The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach federal officials, including the President, by bringing formal charges against them. This process requires a simple majority vote in the House. If the House votes to impeach, the official is then tried in the Senate, which determines whether to convict and remove the official from office.
What is impeachment process?
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government for misconduct. In the United States, the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach, while the Senate holds the trial to determine whether to remove the official from office.
What is the responsability the House of Representatives has sole authority to do if an official has committed a crime?
A watered-down version of the impeachment process:- Somebody (Representative or not) presents a case to the House of Representatives that an official should be impeached- The HoR votes (with a simple majority holding the decision) whether to impeach the official- The Senators hear the case against the official, with the Senate acting as a courtroom, the Chief Justice presiding over the whole thing, and Representatives acting as prosecutors- Senators vote whether or not to convict the official, with a 2/3 majority needed for a conviction...To answer your question simply, they are the ones who actually impeach the official.
