Impeachment

Learn about the definition for this legal term.

What is Impeachment?

The Causes for Which a President Can Be Impeached are for "high crimes and misdemeanors." By the Constitution, the House of Representatives has “the sole power of impeachment,” and the Senate “the sole power to try all impeachments.”

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