If a president is impeached, what happens next?

Answer 1

Most of the people who have answered are wrong. Impeachment of a president is when he is brought up on charges and tried. It DOES NOT mean that he is automatically removed from office. It DOES NOT mean that 'everyone moves up a notch'. It is simply a trial - the result of which may be removal from office.

Clinton was impeached, but was not removed from office because he was not convicted of anything. A. Johnson is the only other president to ever be impeached, and he, too, remained in office.

To directly answer your question, "what happens next" is that once the "articles of impeachment" have been passed, the Senate tries the president (assuming we are discussing presidents). Conviction results in the president's removal from office. If he is not guilty, then he can choose to stay in office.

Answer 2

If the House of Representatives impeaches the President, then the Senate must convene as a court of impeachment. The Chief Justice presides (ordinarily the Vice President is President of the Senate, but he has a severe conflict of interest issue in this case).

If two thirds of the senators vote to convict the President, he could be removed from office.

The Vice President of the United States (or other officer next in line) would then become President.

BTW, Nunoywhatever is wrong...everybody doesn't move up a notch. If the Vice President becomes President, he would then nominate a replacement Vice President under the terms of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The Speaker doesn't move up.

Answer 3

My oh my, if we can attempt to question on such frivolous grounds as calling for warfare with out congressional approval (this has been achieved when you consider that WW2 btw) each and every warfare time president when you consider that must be impeached. study: The structure, Article II, section 4: The President, vp and all civil officials of u . s . of america, will be removed from place of work on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or different intense Crimes and Misdemeanors. Impeachment must be reserved for the most severe and egregious misues of govt ability, Mr. Bush is hardly a candidate for impeachment. I as a Republican didnt imagine CLinton replaced right into a doable candidate for impeachment both. valid Impeachment grounds are very uncommon and shouldnt be purely exercised as a political device like maximum libs choose it for use. Calling for impeachment becuase you dont believe a foriegn coverage decision is stupid, and weakens the place of work of the Presidency and all those that ought to have that ability in destiny years.

Answer 4

If the president is impeached and tried by the senate and is removed from office the Vice president takes his position. Hope this helps. Good Luck!

Answer 5

In the case of the impeachment of a President, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedings. Otherwise, the Vice President, in his capacity as President of the Senate, or the President pro tempore of the Senate presides. This may include the impeachment of the Vice President him- or herself, although legal theories suggest that allowing a person to be the judge in the case where she or he was the defendant wouldn't be permitted. If the Vice President did not preside over an impeachment, the duties would fall to the President Pro Tempore.

In order to convict the accused, a two-thirds majority of the senators present is required. Conviction automatically removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring them from holding future federal office (either elected or appointed). Despite a conviction by the Senate, the defendant remains liable to criminal prosecution. It is possible to impeach someone even after the accused has vacated their office in order to disqualify the person from future office or from certain emoluments of their prior office (such as a pension.) If a two-thirds majority of the senators present does not vote "Guilty" on one or more of the charges, the defendant is acquitted and no punishment is imposed.

Congress regards impeachment as a power to be used only in extreme cases; the House has initiated impeachment proceedings only 62 times since 1789 (most recently President Clinton), and only 17 federal officers have been impeached:

two presidents:
Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 after violating the then-newly created Tenure of Office Act. Johnson was acquitted of all charges by a single vote in the Senate.
Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998 by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury to a grand jury (by a 228–206 vote) and obstruction of justice (by a 221–212 vote). Two other articles of impeachment failed — a second count of perjury in the Jones case (by a 205–229 vote), and one accusing Clinton of abuse of power (by a 148–285 vote). He was acquitted by the Senate.

In case the President is impeached and is convicted, the vice-President will take over.

Answer 6

Then everyone moves up a seat.....

Vice president becomes president, speaker of house becomes vice president, etc.

The reason you don't see enough impeachment stuff on Bush is the fact of Cheney the Vice President. He would be worse than Bush and never in history has America impeached both the President and Vice President. We could though.

Answer 7

if he is impeached then the vice president becomes president.

Answer 8

Then he is tried by the Senate...