How can a president be removed from office?

How can a president be removed from office?

• A. The House impeaches the president by a majority vote; the Supreme Court convicts with a two-thirds vote.
• B. The Senate impeaches the president by a majority vote; the House convicts with a two-thirds vote.
• C. The House impeaches the president by a majority vote; the Senate convicts with a two-thirds majority.
• D. The Supreme Court impeaches the president with a majority vote; the chief justice presides over a Senate trial that convicts with a two-thirds majority.

Answer: (C)

Removal happens in two steps: first, the House brings charges by a simple majority, and then the Senate conducts a trial and can convict with a two-thirds vote. This setup ensures charges are initiated by the lower house and removal requires broad support in the Senate. The Supreme Court does not convict presidents, and the trial is in the Senate (with the Chief Justice overseeing presidential cases, not the Court as a body). Other options mix up which body starts impeachment or who conducts the conviction, so they don’t reflect how removal actually works.

Removal happens in two steps: first, the House brings charges by a simple majority, and then the Senate conducts a trial and can convict with a two-thirds vote. This setup ensures charges are initiated by the lower house and removal requires broad support in the Senate. The Supreme Court does not convict presidents, and the trial is in the Senate (with the Chief Justice overseeing presidential cases, not the Court as a body). Other options mix up which body starts impeachment or who conducts the conviction, so they don’t reflect how removal actually works.