Impeachment and Removal of the President of the United States: R44260 Contributor(s): Penny Hill Press (Editor), Congressional Research Service (Author) |
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ISBN: 154545812X ISBN-13: 9781545458129 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2017 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Constitutions |
Physical Information: 0.07" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
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Publisher Description: The impeachment process provides a mechanism for removal of the President, Vice President, and other "civil Officers of the United States" found to have engaged in "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." The Constitution places the responsibility and authority to determine whether to impeach an individual in the hands of the House of Representatives. Should a simple majority of the House approve articles of impeachment specifying the grounds upon which the impeachment is based, the matter is then presented to the Senate, to which the Constitution provides the sole power to try an impeachment. A conviction on any one of the articles of impeachment requires the support of a two-thirds majority of the Senators present.Should a conviction occur, the Senate retains limited authority to determine the appropriate punishment. Under the Constitution, the penalty for conviction on an impeachable offense is limited to either removal from office, or removal and prohibition against holding any future offices of "honor, Trust or Profit under the United States." Although removal from office would appear to flow automatically from conviction on an article of impeachment, a separate vote is necessary should the Senate deem it appropriate to disqualify the individual convicted from holding future federal offices of public trust. Approval of such a measure requires only the support of a simple majority. |