RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To charge a public official with misconduct.
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The act of forgiving
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To sign or give formal consent
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To elect a person from Georgia
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -To impeach means to charge a public official with a crime or misconduct. In politics, it could mean to proceed against a public official for their crime or malfeasance before a court using articles of impeachment. To impeach could also mean to accuse, charge liability upon or sue.
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: -im·peach im-ˈpēch. : to charge with a crime or misconduct. specifically : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal (as the U.S. Senate) with misconduct in office. Note: Impeachment is the first step in removing an officer from office.