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A) Impeachment by both the House and the Senate
B) Impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate
C) Impeachment by the House Judiciary Committee
D) Trial by the Supreme Court

2007-06-25 12:50:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Elections

5 answers

none of the above. behavior similar to the clinton administrations which RESULTS in a b c or d

- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court

2007-06-25 13:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0 2

B
The impeachment procedure is in two steps. The House of Representatives must first pass "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority. (All fifty state legislatures as well as the District of Columbia city council may also pass articles of impeachment against their own executives.) The articles of impeachment constitute the formal allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached."

Next, the Senate tries the accused. 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, 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 (of someone other than the President), 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.

2007-06-25 19:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by gauchogirl 5 · 2 0

an impeachable offsense!

2007-06-25 19:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

B

2007-06-25 20:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by katydid13 3 · 2 0

D

2007-06-25 19:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by Mr None Applicable 3 · 0 1

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