WorksheetsImpeachment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does impeachment mean?
removal from office
conviction of a crime
formal accusation of wrongdoing
put in a juicy, fuzzy fruit
Who formally initiates the impeachment process?
the House of Representatives
any citizen of the United States
the President
The Senate
Where does the impeachment trial take place?
The White House
The Senate
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives
How many votes are required for conviction of a President or Vice President?
a simple majority (51%)
a unanimous vote
a supermajority (2/3)
More than half of each political party
Which branch of government starts the process of impeachment?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which part of the legislative branch acts as the prosecution?
House of Representatives
Senate
The entire Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Which part of the legislative branch acts as the judge and jury?
House of Representatives
Senate
The entire Supreme Court
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What does "acquitted" mean?
Found not guilty
Found guilty
Pardoned
Andrew Johnson's impeachment hearing resulted in
Johnson being removed from office by majority vote.
Johnson being acquitted by one vote.
Johnson being overwhelmingly acquitted
How many US presidents have been formally tried in the impeachment process?
1
2
3
4
Which presidents have been impeached?
Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Donald Trump
James Madison, Richard Nixon, Donald Trump
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
Which president was actually removed from office?
Bill Clinton
Andrew Johnson
Donald Trump
none
Why do you think the law is that a 2/3 majority is needed to remove the president rather than a simple majority (which is anything more than 1/2)?
To make it easier to impeach a president
To make it harder to impeach a president
To make it mathematically impossible to impeach a president
To keep a party with a simple majority from using the impeachment process to attack political enemies
Who is the only President to face impeachment twice?
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
Richard Nixon
Which is the most likely reason the Democratic party attempted to impeach Donald Trump a second time even though he had already lost the election and was a week away from leaving the White House?
They just didn't like him
To score points with their base
To disqualify Trump from running in 2024
To make sure Trump couldn't stay in office
