What are the two main steps in the impeachment process?

What are the two main steps in the impeachment process?

• A. The Senate holds a trial and votes on removal
• B. The House of Representatives impeaches; the Senate holds a trial and votes on removal
• C. The President vetoes the process
• D. The Supreme Court rules on charges

Answer: (B)

The two main steps are that the House of Representatives impeaches, and then the Senate holds a trial and votes on removal. The House’s impeachment is a simple majority decision to charge an official with wrongdoing. If impeached, the process moves to the Senate, which conducts the trial; for presidential impeachments, the Chief Justice presides. A conviction and removal require a two-thirds vote of the Senators present, and those who are convicted can also be disqualified from holding future office.

Vetoes aren’t part of impeachment, and the Supreme Court doesn’t rule on charges in this process—the Senate handles the trial.