high misdemeanorspublic trustfiduciary governmentThis essay explores the meaning of the phrase "high ... Misdemeanors" in the Constitution's Impeachment Clause. After a review of 18th century sources, it conclSocial Science Electronic Publishing
who made the charges. a coup is usually defined as a sudden, violent and illegal seizure of government power. the impeachment process is laid out in the constitution, giving congress the authority to impeach and try a president as part of its responsibilities as a coequal branch o...
The impeachment process is laid out in the Constitution, giving Congress the authority to impeach and try a president as part of its responsibilities as a coequal branch of government to provide a check on a president when he or she commits treason, bribery, or “other high crimes and ...
"To condone the president’s obstruction would strike a death blow to the impeachment clause of the constitution,” he said. But while Democrats claimed that an acquittal would place the president above the law, deputy counsel to the president Patrick Philbin noted that "the House of Representati...
the House ofRepresentatives would begin legal proceedings ___5___( )Trump doesn't leave office ___6___(immediate )by resignation or removal from office by Vice President Mike Penceand the Cabinet by means of the ___7___(disable) clause in the 25th Amendment to theConstitution. Biden...
Adapted from British law, the impeachment process was included in Article 2, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, the document that serves as the foundation of the American system of government. Some framers of the Constitution were opposed to the impeachment clause, because having the legislativ...
In cases of Impeachment, involving the president, vice president, or other federal officers, the House of Representatives prepares the articles of impeachment, since it is endowed with the "sole Power of Impeachment," under Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution. The articles are ...
Somehow lost in the election's cacophony was the question of whether President Trump's alleged fraudulent behavior rises to the level of an impeachable offense under the impeachment clause of the Constitution of the United States.doi:10.2139/ssrn.2841306Peterson, Christopher L...
TheConstitution of the United States (Text)makes the following provisions for the impeachment of federal officials: Article I, Section 2 Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. ...
Lasso could dissolve congress before it votes on impeachment, taking advantage of a “mutual death” clause in the 2008 constitution that has never been used. This would trigger fresh elections for the presidency and for a new legislature but the president’s low popularity makes it a highly ri...