How many people here understand the impeachment process?

I've noticed that many people are unaware that impeachment doesn't mean removal from office.





Impeachment hearings are like trials, where the Senate acts like a judge, hears evidence, and then renders a decision on whether or not an elected official should be removed from office. Separate criminal proceedings can be filed if the charges are bad enough.





Don't they teach this in school anymore?|||Evidently not. From some of the Y/A questions, some don't understand that the impeachment process occurs in strictly a political arena, and a governmental official is either convicted via this venue and ousted from office or is found innocent of the impeachment charges and retains his position. A criminal trial may follow which is the legal method to determine guilt or innocence in a court setting.|||I'm 15 years old and know how it works:





For example, the president. If he commits an act that is unconstitutional, the Senate votes on whether his acts were unconstitutional. I believe there has to be a 2/3 majority vote like every other voting ways in order for him to be removed from office.





Tidbit: the only presidents who underwent the impeachment trial were Clinton, and Nixon. Clinton was rendered as doing nothing unconstituional, and Nixon resigned before the impeachment trial, citing he didn't want any events that could split the countries opinions.|||Actually, I knew that. I am sixteen and was explaining how Andrew Johnson was impeached but not convicted, and my mom had no clue what I was talking about. She thought impeachment did mean one got thrown out of office. Like Bill Clinton was impeached. Richard Nixon resigned to early.





See, you're not the only smart guy out there. Some teenagers know what they are talking about!|||For example, Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Rep. The articles were delivered to the Senate, but the Senate decided that his lying under oath was not grounds to remove him from office.|||I was a bit surprised with the Illinois method But I don't live there





On the Federal level Impeachment is closer to a Grand Jury or an arraignment If Impeached then you go before the Senate.|||It really scares me to death how many kids think Clinton wasn't impeached. I remember it very well. It was the only thing on the news or in the papers for the longest time.|||It's not just kids. Most adults don't know what impeachment is either.|||Apparently, not all!





Many people do seem unaware of that.|||Sure nuff most of u who answered got it partially wrong.|||Thanks for letting me know. I was just sitting here thinking about the impeachment process.





Yeah...that's good.|||They do.





Kids don't pay attention until they get to college and then its a disaster.