This powerpoint was made in the fall of 2019. It describes the basic setup of the US government (the branches set up in the constitution). It touches on how a president can be impeached and how the (then current) impeachment of Trump was progressing.
Congress has the authority to declare war
President has the power to veto it
President can declare a national emergency
Congress has the authority to declare war
President has the power to veto it
President can declare a national emergency
The House brings impeachment charges against federal officials as part of its oversight and investigatory responsibilities
The Senate holds a trial
Impeachment at the federal level is limited to those who may have committed "Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors
Congress has the power to impeach a president
United States impeachment is only the first of two stages, and conviction during the second stage requires "the concurrence of two thirds of the members present”
Impeachment does not necessarily result in removal from office; it is only a legal statement of charges
Second legislative vote which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment
Conviction in the Senate requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of those present
Conviction immediately removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring him or her from holding future federal office, elected or appointed. Conviction does not extend to further punishment, for example, loss of pension. After conviction by the Senate, "the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law" in the regular federal or state courts.
The House brings impeachment charges against federal officials as part of its oversight and investigatory responsibilities
The Senate holds a trial
Impeachment at the federal level is limited to those who may have committed "Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors
Congress has the power to impeach a president
United States impeachment is only the first of two stages, and conviction during the second stage requires "the concurrence of two thirds of the members present”
Impeachment does not necessarily result in removal from office; it is only a legal statement of charges
Second legislative vote which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment
Conviction in the Senate requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of those present
Conviction immediately removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring him or her from holding future federal office, elected or appointed. Conviction does not extend to further punishment, for example, loss of pension. After conviction by the Senate, "the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law" in the regular federal or state courts.
The House brings impeachment charges against federal officials as part of its oversight and investigatory responsibilities
The Senate holds a trial
Impeachment at the federal level is limited to those who may have committed "Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors
Congress has the power to impeach a president
United States impeachment is only the first of two stages, and conviction during the second stage requires "the concurrence of two thirds of the members present”
Impeachment does not necessarily result in removal from office; it is only a legal statement of charges
Second legislative vote which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment
Conviction in the Senate requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of those present
Conviction immediately removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring him or her from holding future federal office, elected or appointed. Conviction does not extend to further punishment, for example, loss of pension. After conviction by the Senate, "the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law" in the regular federal or state courts.
15 federal judges impeached by the House, two Presidents (Andrew Johnson in 1868 and William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton in 1998), a cabinet secretary (William Belknap in 1876), and a U.S. Senator (William Blount of North Carolina in 1797) have also been impeached.
15 federal judges impeached by the House, two Presidents (Andrew Johnson in 1868 and William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton in 1998), a cabinet secretary (William Belknap in 1876), and a U.S. Senator (William Blount of North Carolina in 1797) have also been impeached.
15 federal judges impeached by the House, two Presidents (Andrew Johnson in 1868 and William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton in 1998), a cabinet secretary (William Belknap in 1876), and a U.S. Senator (William Blount of North Carolina in 1797) have also been impeached.
15 federal judges impeached by the House, two Presidents (Andrew Johnson in 1868 and William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton in 1998), a cabinet secretary (William Belknap in 1876), and a U.S. Senator (William Blount of North Carolina in 1797) have also been impeached.
15 federal judges impeached by the House, two Presidents (Andrew Johnson in 1868 and William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton in 1998), a cabinet secretary (William Belknap in 1876), and a U.S. Senator (William Blount of North Carolina in 1797) have also been impeached.
