impeachment Flashcards
when can a president be impeached
for conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdomeanors
to accuse or bring charges
imoeach
does impeach mean to remove the president from office
no
who has the power to impeach the president
the house of representatives
after the HOR decides to impeach the pres. what happens
the senate tries the case and decides the outcome
who decides the outcome of impeachment
the senate
is it easy to impeach the pres
no
did the framers of the constitutions want political disputes to cause impeachments
no
what two presidents have been impeached
andrew johnson
bill clinton
what happens to impeachment charges
they are drafted in the hou
who votes to impeach or to no
the house
how many need to approve of impeachment in the house
majority
if the president is impeached, what happens next
the charges are sent to the sentate
what dies the senate do after they recieve the impeachment charges
they hold a trial with the chief justice as the judge
what happens after the senate has a trial
they have a vote
how many votes does the senate need to impeach the pres
2/3
who else can be impeached other than the pres
federal judges
how many impeachments have there been in the history
19
how mnay convictions have there been in the history
7
was bill clinton involved in legal stuff before his presidency
yes
what happened to bill Clinton before he was the pres
he was sued by a former employee named Paula jones for sexual harassment
when was the lawsuit settled with clinton and paula
not until after he became president
who was monica lewinski
an intern at the white house
what were the rumors amount monica and clinton
they had a sexual affair
what cause clintons impeachment
he lied under oath about having a relation
PERJURY
what was lewinskies proof
blue dress
lying under oath
perjury
hiding evidence
obstuction of justice
what were clintons charges
perjury and obstruction of justice
what clinton removed from office
no
what did many senators claim about clintons case
that it was about his personal life so he shouldnt be removed
