Impeachment video quiz

Impeachment is the same thing as removing someone from office

• True

• False

Impeachment is only the formal accusation that launches a trial,

which could end in conviction or acquittal.

• True

• False

Impeachment is the power of

• The President (executive branch)

• Congress (legislative branch)

• Supreme Court (judicial branch)

• Popular vote

Impeachment only applies to the President and not other civil officers (ie Federal judges)

• True

• False

Who initiates/starts the impeachment process?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

How many votes are required for an official to be impeached in the House of Representatives?

• A simple majority

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

The actual trial that follows impeachment is held in the

• House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

• Senate

• The Office of the Secretary of State

If it's the president or vice president being impeached, the chief justice of the Supreme Court presides.

• True

• False

A conviction that removes someone from office requires?

• A superminority of one-third vote?

• A simple majority

• 100% vote

• A supermajority of two-thirds vote

Depending on the original charges of the impeachment, it can also disqualify the elected official from holding office in the future

• True

• False