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1. constitution.congress.gov › browse › essayOverview of Impeachment Clause | Constitution Annotated ...

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   ArtII.S4.1 Overview of Impeachment Clause. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. This tool was inherited from English practice, in which Parliament impeached and convicted ministers ...

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     Section 4 Impeachment. The President, Vice President and all...

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     Clause 7 Impeachment Judgments. Judgment in Cases of...

2. constitution.congress.gov › browse › article-2Article II Section 4 | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov ...

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   The Impeachment Clause of the US Constitution allows Congress to remove the President, Vice President and other civil Officers of the United States for treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. Learn about the impeachable offenses, the impeachment process, the future of impeachment and the historical background of the impeachment clause from this annotated article by the Library of Congress.

3. constitutioncenter.org › article-ii › clausesInterpretation: Article II, Section 4 | Constitution Center

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   The final section of Article II, which generally describes the executive branch, specifies that the “President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States” shall be removed from office if convicted in an impeachment trial of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”. Two clauses in Article I lay out the ...

4. constitution.congress.gov › section-3 › clause-7Article 1 Section 3 Clause 7 | Constitution Annotated ...

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   The Impeachment Judgments Clause of the Constitution allows Congress to remove a president or other official from office, but not to convict him or her of a crime. It also requires that the convicted official be indicted, tried, and punished according to law. Learn more about the clause's history, interpretation, and application.

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   What does the impeachment clause mean?

   • Much of the controversy surrounding the Impeachment Clause has revolved around the meaning of “high Crimes and Misdemeanors,” a phrase that is unique to the impeachment context. The Clause seems to rule out the possibility of Congress impeaching and removing officials simply for incompetence or general unfitness for office.

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   What is impeachment in the United States?

   • In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an officeholder for misconduct alleged to have been committed with a penalty of removal. Impeachment may also occur at the state level if the state or commonwealth has provisions for it under its constitution.

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   Who has the power of impeachment?

   • The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Article I, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7 provide: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation.

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   What happens if a person is convicted of impeachment?

   • Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

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6. www.usconstitution.net › xconst_A2Sec4U.S. Constitution - Article 2 Section 4 - The U.S ...

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   Article 2 - The Executive BranchSection 4 - Disqualification. <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>>. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

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   Surveying founding history of the Impeachment Clause and arguing that the Constitution’s impeachment framework broke from English tradition in embracing more purely political accountability for actual misconduct. Arguing that presidential impeachment serves to “tame” an impulse toward the assassination of egregiously lawless executives ...

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   Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution provides: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Article I, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7 provide: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments.