RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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America votes they out of office
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Vice President willing to take over
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Chef Justice approval
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2/3 vote in the Senate
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict, and the penalty for an impeached official upon conviction is removal from office. In some cases, the Senate has also disqualified such officials from holding public offices in the future. There is no appeal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Article I, section 5 of the United States Constitution provides that “Each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member."
Detailed explanation-3: -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. U.S. Const. art.
Detailed explanation-4: -The President may be removed before his tenure through impeachment for violating the Constitution of India by the Parliament of India. The process may begin in either of the two houses of the Parliament. A House starts by levelling charges against the President.