impeachment

Examples of impeachment in the following topics:

• The Impeachment and Trial of Johnson

  • The impeachment of Andrew Johnson during the Reconstruction era was the first impeachment of a sitting president in the history of the U.S.
  • The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was one of the most dramatic events that occurred during the Reconstruction era in the United States, and was the first impeachment in history of a sitting United States president.
  • Johnson was impeached in the U.S.
  • Not until the impeachment of Bill Clinton 131 years later was another United States president impeached.
  • Identify the political motivations behind the attempt to impeach Andrew Johnson

• Impeachment and Removal from Office

  • Nixon was subsequently impeached by the United States House of Representatives.
  • The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeaching, while the United States Senate has the sole power to try all impeachments.
  • The removal of impeached officials is automatic upon conviction in the Senate.
  • Non-members may trigger the impeachment process.
  • The impeached official has the right to mount a defense with his own attorneys as well.

• The Impeachment of Bill Clinton

  • In 1998, Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice by the House of Representatives; he was later acquitted by the Senate.
  • Two other impeachment articles, a second perjury charge, and a charge of abuse of power failed in the House.
  • The House began impeachment hearings against Clinton before the mid-term elections.
  • It ended on February 12, when the Senate emerged from its closed deliberations and voted on the articles of impeachment.
  • Senate during the 1998 impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, who was narrowly acquitted of both charges.

• The Cover-Up and the Unraveling

  • In 1974, Nixon was convicted on charges of obstruction of justice during his infamous impeachment hearings.
  • In the wake of the Saturday Night Massacre, the House of Representatives decided to initiate the impeachment process.
  • The House Judiciary Committee then opened impeachment hearings against the President on May 9, 1974.
  • The hearings culminated in votes for articles of impeachment, on the charges of obstruction of justice.
  • Describe the extensive cover-up process that Nixon engaged in to avoid impeachment.

• Johnson's Plan

  • The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was one of the most dramatic events that occurred during the Reconstruction era in the United States, and was the first impeachment in history of a sitting United States president.
  • Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868, in the U.S.
  • House of Representatives on eleven articles of impeachment detailing his "high crimes and misdemeanors."
  • The House agreed to the articles of impeachment on March 2, 1868.
  • The first vote on one of the eleven impeachment articles concluded on May 16 with a failure to convict Johnson.

• The Legislative Function

  • The House initiates impeachment cases, while the Senate decides impeachment cases.
  • A two-thirds vote of the Senate is required before an impeached person can be forcibly removed from office.
  • Congress also has the exclusive power of removal, allowing impeachment and removal of the president, federal judges and other federal officers.
  • Senate, in session during the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton.

• The House of Representatives

  • In the history of the United States, the House of Representatives has impeached sixteen officials, of whom seven were convicted.
  • (Another, Richard Nixon, resigned after the House Judiciary Committee passed articles of impeachment but before a formal impeachment vote by the full House. ) Only two Presidents of the United States have ever been impeached by the House: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998.
  • The House has several exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, to impeach officials, and to elect the President in case there is no majority in the Electoral College.

• Vertical Checks and Balances

  • The branch has sole power of impeachment (House of Representatives) and trial of impeachments (Senate), meaning it can remove federal executive and judicial officers from office for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  • This branch has the power to grant "reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment. "

• Checks and Balances

  • Lastly, the legislative has sole power of impeachment (House of Representatives) and trial of impeachments (Senate); it can also remove federal executive and judicial officers from office for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  • The judiciary also has involvement in the impeachment process of a president.
  • The Chief Justice presides in the Senate during a president's impeachment trial.

• Stages in Social Movements

  • For instance, Moveon dot org, a website founded in the late 1990s, was originally developed to encourage national politicians to move past the Clinton impeachment proceedings.