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Impeachment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does impeachment mean?

a)

removal from office

b)

conviction of a crime

c)

formal accusation of wrongdoing

d)

put in a juicy, fuzzy fruit

2.

Who formally initiates the impeachment process?

a)

the House of Representatives

b)

any citizen of the United States

c)

the President

d)

The Senate

3.

Where does the impeachment trial take place?

a)

The White House

b)

The Senate

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The House of Representatives

4.

How many votes are required for conviction of a President or Vice President?

a)

a simple majority (51%)

b)

a unanimous vote

c)

a supermajority (2/3)

d)

More than half of each political party

5.

Which branch of government starts the process of impeachment?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

6.

Which part of the legislative branch acts as the prosecution?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

The entire Supreme Court

d)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

7.

Which part of the legislative branch acts as the judge and jury?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

The entire Supreme Court

d)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

8.

What does "acquitted" mean?

a)

Found not guilty

b)

Found guilty

c)

Pardoned

9.

Andrew Johnson's impeachment hearing resulted in

a)

Johnson being removed from office by majority vote. 

b)

Johnson being acquitted by one vote.

c)

Johnson being overwhelmingly acquitted

10.

How many US presidents have been formally tried in the impeachment process?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which presidents have been impeached?

a)

Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump

b)

Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Donald Trump

c)

James Madison, Richard Nixon, Donald Trump

d)

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump

12.

Which president was actually removed from office?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Donald Trump

d)

none

13.

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)?

a)

To make it easier to impeach a president

b)

To make it harder to impeach a president

c)

To make it mathematically impossible to impeach a president

d)

To keep a party with a simple majority from using the impeachment process to attack political enemies

14.

Who is the only President to face impeachment twice?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Richard Nixon

15.

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?

a)

They just didn't like him

b)

To score points with their base

c)

To disqualify Trump from running in 2024

d)

To make sure Trump couldn't stay in office