Author Question: Impeachment of the president is one of the checks on government set out by the Constitution that ... (Read 61 times)

asan beg · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Impeachment of the president is one of the checks on government set out by the Constitution that __________.

a. allows the House or Senate to charge the president with high crimes and misdemeanors
b. is so rare, it has only been used three times in history of the United States
c. requires a majority vote in the Senate to convict
d. requires a trial of the accused in the Senate to determine guilt or innocence

Question 2

Why are senators more vulnerable to defeat than their colleagues in the House?

a. because Senate races are influenced by gerrymandering
b. because Senate candidates are more evenly matched in spending
c. because citizens are more aware of senators' voting patterns
d. because voter turnout is higher in Senate races