RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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congressional hearing
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federal probe
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impeach
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -impeachment, in common law, a proceeding instituted by a legislative body to address serious misconduct by a public official.
Detailed explanation-2: -Across various nations having federal presidential Constitutional republic governments, impeachment refers to a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States Constitution provides that the House of Representatives “shall have the sole Power of Impeachment” ( Article I, section 2 ) and that “the Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments…
Detailed explanation-4: -If a federal official commits a crime or otherwise acts improperly, the House of Representatives may impeach-formally charge-that official. If the official subsequently is convicted in a Senate impeachment trial, he is removed from office.
Detailed explanation-5: -Article I, Section 2, Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.