Quiz 5

True or False. A public officer whose civil, criminal, or administrative liability was not judicially established is entitled to the retirement benefits.

• True

• False

True or False. Since a removal by impeachment does not explicitly provide for forfeiture as a consequence thereof, as opposed to a criminal conviction carrying the penalty of perpetual or absolute disqualification, an impeached official, cannot be deprived of his retirement benefits on the sole ground of his removal.

• True

• False

True or False. Impeachment is a constitutional process that takes place within the political departments of our government.

• True

• False

True or False. Impeachment is only preparatory to liability.

• True

• False

True or False. Impeachment is designed to remove the impeachable officer from office, not punish him

• True

• False

True or False. The House of Representatives have no exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment.

• True

• False

True or False. It is not within the discretion of Congress to determine on how to promulgate its Impeachment Rules.

• True

• False

True or False. Impeachment is a political process undertaken by the judiciary to determine whether the public officer committed any of the impeachable offenses.

• True

• False

True or False. The determination of what constitutes an impeachable offense is a purely political question.

• True

• False

True or False. The determination of sufficiency of form and substance of an impeachment complaint is not an exponent of the express constitutional grant of rule-making powers of the House of Representatives.

• True

• False