Who tries cases of impeachment in the United States?

Who tries cases of impeachment in the United States?

• A. House of Representatives
• B. Senate
• C. Supreme Court
• D. President

Answer: (B)

Impeachment is a two-step process: the House brings charges by impeaching, and the Senate conducts the trial to decide guilt and removal. The body that tries impeachments is the Senate. This arrangement lets a larger, representative body decide whether an official should be removed, with a high threshold to prevent partisan overreach. In presidential impeachment trials, the Chief Justice presides over the proceedings; for other impeachments, the Vice President (as President of the Senate) typically presides. A conviction in the Senate requires a two-thirds vote, and a conviction results in removal from office (and often disqualification from future office).

Impeachment is a two-step process: the House brings charges by impeaching, and the Senate conducts the trial to decide guilt and removal. The body that tries impeachments is the Senate. This arrangement lets a larger, representative body decide whether an official should be removed, with a high threshold to prevent partisan overreach. In presidential impeachment trials, the Chief Justice presides over the proceedings; for other impeachments, the Vice President (as President of the Senate) typically presides. A conviction in the Senate requires a two-thirds vote, and a conviction results in removal from office (and often disqualification from future office).