Impeachment and removal
CLEP American Government, Chapter 5 Impeachment and removal Impeachment is a constitutional process for addressing grave misuse of federal office. The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment and approves articles by majority vote. That vote is an accusation, not a conviction and not removal. The Senate has the sole power to try […]
Senate confirmation
CLEP American Government, Chapter 5 Senate confirmation The Appointments Clause divides responsibility for staffing much of the federal government. The president nominates ambassadors, federal judges, and other principal officers of the United States. Appointment ordinarily follows only after the Senate gives advice and consent. The sequence matters: nomination belongs to the president, while confirmation belongs […]
