To expel a member, two thirds of the House or Senate must agree to the removal.
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Congress. The Senate tries impeachments while the House of Represenatives actually impeach. Once the Senate convicts a president or other official of impeachment, their removal from office is immediate.
No, impeachment which is done in the House of Representatives, simply means that the official must stand trial in the Senate. The Senate must convict by a 2/3 vote to throw an official out of office.
The full Senate votes to determine the verdict in an impeachment trial. Two-thirds of the Senators must find an official guilty in order to remove him (or her) from office.
In the US, impeachment is the first step in attempting to remove a public official from office. Impeachment means "to bring charges against."The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment, which is like a grand jury indictment sending a defendant to trial.The Senate conducts the trial phase of the process. If the official is convicted by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, then he or she is removed from office. If fewer than two-thirds of the members vote for conviction, then the official is acquitted and remains in office.
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