What is impeachment?

Question

i know a little about impeachment. but can someone give me a good description that a 13 year old would understand.??
thanks!

Answer 1

Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to remove a government official without that official's agreement.

Answer 2

Impeachment long and short is the removal of an elected official from office. Since they are elected and not hired there is no real way for a single boss to come in and fire the individual.

Impeachment only removes from office and can make it so you cannot hold office in the future. It does not criminally punish or imprison. And why it was placed in the constitution. Theoretically you could have a president (or other official, impeachment is for all elected offices and some appointed such as judges) break the law and get arrested and be in jail but still be president. There is no way he can officiate from jail so he would have to be removed from office so the VP could take over. Also, if the president decided to become a druggie and instead of signing bills and supervising the government activities he was laying out getting high, that is another reason that one could be impeached.

Impeachment is a way to insure government business is done and to hold an office to a level of integrity.

Answer 3

In the United States, impeachment can occur both at the federal and state level. The Constitution defines impeachment at the federal level and limits impeachment to "The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States" who may only be impeached and removed for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." [2]. Several commentators have suggested that Congress alone may decide for itself what constitutes an impeachable offense [citation needed]. In 1970, then-Representative Gerald R. Ford defined the criteria as he saw it: "An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history." [3] Four years later, Ford would assume the Presidency, following the resignation of President Richard Nixon. (Nixon resigned following a committee vote to approve impeachment proceedings, but before actual impeachment by the full House.)

Article III of the Constitution states that judges remain in office "during good behavior," implying that Congress may remove a judge for bad behavior via impeachment. The House has impeached 13 federal judges and the Senate has convicted six of them

Answer 4

Impeachment is literally "to bring charges against." In essence it would be a court or collection of people accusing someone like a president of doing something very wrong, such as lying, murder, or anything else that's really bad.

After impeachment, then the person who is accused is tried, and if he/she is found guilty, that person would be removed from his/her office and disgraced (told how bad they are) not to mention sentenced like any other person should (at least in theory).

I hope this is simple enough...

Answer 5

To put it in conventional terms,it is like terminating an employee who is found to be a dangerous criminal,and is doing the company great damage, and is harming the rest of the employees with his illegal actions. We need to desperately Impeach and PROSECUTE all of the rouges in the White House before the next election, to show the world that the American people will not stand for, or Support, Criminal Leaders of ANY party,and that we stand united for that goal!

Answer 6

impeachment is the charging and trial of a pres.(and some other elected officals) for high crimes and misdemenors. if found guilty or not the person has still been impeached. the process is presided over by the chief justice of the suprime court.

Answer 7

It's a Republican political tool.

You'll learn plenty about it when Hillary is elected in 2008, a Republican majority is elected in 2010, and she is impeached in the spring of 2011.

Republicans have learned their lesson. They won't wait until the 2nd term to impeach a Clinton this time.

Answer 8

It is the process of the House and Senate having put the President on trial for "high crimes or misdemeanors", and going through the process of removing him from office.

Answer 9

It's an accusation.

Answer 10

the first step to the Hague.