answersLogoWhite

0

Any president can be impeached if the circumstances warrant it. However, only the US House of Representatives can impeach a US President. [Article I, section 2, paragraph 5, clause 2]

Once a President has been impeached (accused), then the Senate would try that President. If and only if two thirds of the Senators voted guilty would that President be removed from office. [Article I, section 3, paragraph 6] For more, please feel free to view a transcript of the Constitution of the United States of America. Click on the link to the website of the National Archives under Related Links.

But it should be noted that President Obama has a very high satisfaction rate among US citizens and has been elected to the presidency for a second term; thus, it is doubtful that he would be impeached, even if his political opponents wish it would happen.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about American Government

Which president was not impeached?

Only two of 43 president were impeached: Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton. Richard Nixon resigned while impeachment charges were being prepared against him. In both cases the sitting president was impeached but in neither case did the Senate choose to convict so although both were impeached, neither was removed from office.


When the President and the Vice president are corrupt then who takes over When the whole Chain is corrupt then who takes over?

If the President is impeached AND found guilty by Congress, the Vice-President becomes President. IF the then-President (former Vice-President) is Impeached AND found guilty by Congress, the Speaker of the House becomes President.... Note that just impeaching and charging ALL of those 3 could take a President's entire term (4 years). This is why it's important to Vote and to Vote Wisely.


What happens if the president is impeached and convicted?

If a president is convicted of a crime by congress, they are impeached. If congress decides toward it, the president must leave office. However, they can veto it. Two presidents have been impeached. They are Andrew Johnson, and Bill Clinton. Also, Richard Nixon would have been impeached for The Watergate Scandal, but resigned before such happened.


US Presidents impeached?

Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached and both were later acquitted. Richard Nixon almost got impeached but resigned before.


What president was impeached during reconstruction era?

Andrew Johnson was impeached during reconstruction era.

Related Questions

Who was impeached from Arkansas?

Former president Bill Clinton was almost impeached, but he wasn't. he got acquitted


Can a president be impeached after leaving office?

Yes, a president can be impeached after leaving office. The Constitution allows for impeachment of former officials for actions committed while in office.


Was Clinton convicted by the senate?

The House of Representatives impeached Bill Clinton in 1998. Clinton was tried, but not convicted. He is the second president in history to be impeached.


Would Abraham Lincoln have been impeached if he was not assassinated?

Abraham Lincoln should have been impeached. The arguments for the impeachment could be: Overstepping executive powers, overpassing the USC Amendments and Laws, and his blockade of southern ports because a blockade is only allowed when a war is declared and Lincoln said it was not a war but a rebellion.


How can the President get fired?

The President can be impeached. After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated his vice President (Andrew Johnson) was impeached. Also Nixon was impeached


What a president have to do to get impeached and removed?

To get impeached the president would have to bribe, lie, or have a misdemeanor against him.


Which president was not impeached?

Only two of 43 president were impeached: Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton. Richard Nixon resigned while impeachment charges were being prepared against him. In both cases the sitting president was impeached but in neither case did the Senate choose to convict so although both were impeached, neither was removed from office.


Who are the two that were impeached?

President Andrew Johnson and President Bill Clinton were both impeached. President Richard Nixon was supposed to be impeached, but he stepped down from office before the official impeachment, so technically he wasn't impeached.


Who was the second US President to be impeached?

The second President to be impeached was William J. Clinton, in 1998.


What is Bill Clinton listed for?

In a manner of speaking, former US president, Bill Clinton has one listed problem that has tainted his time as US President. That would be the fact that he was the second US president that was impeached.


Can the vice president be impeached after the president has?

Yes


If someone is impeached what is the next step taken?

If a president is impeached, then the vice president takes over and serves out the rest of the term as president.