The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
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The House of representative can bring charges against the President ( called impeaching the president. ) The Senate would then hold a trial and possibly convict the president of the charges.
Two-thirds of the Senate must vote in favor of conviction to remove him from office. However, before the Senate has a trial, the majority of the House must vote to impeach him.
It is popularly called impeachment, but actually, impeachment ,which is done by the house of Representatives, is only the first step. If the House passes a bill of impeachment , listing charges against the President, the US Senate must hold a trial based on these charges. After hearing the evidence and debating it, the Senate votes to convict or acquit. A 2/3 majority of those voting is required to convict and remove the President from office.
The Senate is the body that has the power to convict the President of charges brought against him in the impeachment process by a majority vote of 2/3. However, it is the House of Representatives that has the power to impeach the President. This information is located in Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution.
through impeachment.It is possible for a US President to be removed from office by the Congress, using a complicated procedure designed to prevent a president from being removed just because he is unpopular , but because he is evil or truly incompetent. The process starts with an impeachment bill in the lower House that defines the charges against the president. The Senate then must hold a trial based on the charges and act as jury with a 2/3 vote necessary to convict.
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