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.
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The United States Senate has the power to actually try and convict a President and remove him/her from office.
However, the House of Representatives is needed to actually start an Impeachment. The Senate cannot put him/her on trial.'
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The Senate in the United States has the power to impeach the president and remove him from office. The president does have to have a trial prior to impeachment.
The United States Senate, but it can only convict by a two-thirds majority vote.
The House of Representatives , which is the lower chamber of the legislative branch of the US government, has the power to impeach the President. Impeachment requires the Senate to hold a trial which upon conviction by 2/3 of the Senate would remove the President from office,
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The House of Representatives can impeach the President. If they find that the President has violated his/her oath, they may start the process.
The legislative Branch can check the Judicial branch in that Congress can approve the Judicial appointments, they can also impeach judges and remove them from office.
Impeach means to bring charges against the holder of a public office, usually the president. The House of Representatives has the power to impeach, while the Senate decides whether or not to remove from office.