Under the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives must vote to impeach the president. It requires a simple majority vote for the measure to be passed and sent to the Senate for trial.
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To impeach a President, Congress needs a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Only two Presidents have been impeached so far.
The House of Representatives has the power to impeach and the Senate has the power to remove from office.
The Senate is responsible for trying impeachment cases. The House of Representatives will bring the impeachment charge. A two-thirds majority vote is needed to impeach an official.
The impeachment is an accusation of wrong-doing, and it may be brought against the President by the House of Representatives. If the impeachment bill passes, it is sent to the Senate for their vote for or against conviction.
The House of Representatives files articles of impeachment, in a process similar to a criminal court indictment. If the House of Representatives votes by a simple majority to impeach the official, the Senate conducts a removal trial to determine if the person is guilty of the charges. If two-thirds of the Senate votes against the accused, then he or she is removed from office (or from the bench). If the Senate fails to achieve a two-thirds vote, the official is acquitted.
The House of RepresentativesUnder Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach (bring charges against) federal officials.The impeachment process is similar to a grand jury indictment in a criminal trial, in that the House doesn't vote on guilt or innocence, but on whether there is a legitimate reason to try an official on specific charges (called Articles of Impeachment). If a simple majority of the House votes for impeachment, the official proceeds to trial in the Senate.The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach federal officials. The House of Representatives has this power under Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution.