the united states senate has the sole power to try an impeachment.
the united states senate has the sole power to try an impeachment.
who has the sole power to try an impeachment?
the united states senate
clause 3 of section 2 provides that federal crimes, except impeachment cases, must be tried before a jury, unless the defendant waives his right. also, the trial must be held in the state where the crime was committed. if the crime was not committed in any particular state, then the trial is held in such a place as set forth by the congress. the united states senate has the sole power to try impeachment cases.
article three of the united states constitution
article i, section 2 of the constitution states that the house "shall have the sole power of impeachment", and article i, section 3 provides that the "senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments". since the constitution placed the sole power of impeachment in two political bodies, it is qualified as a political question. as a result, neither the decision of the house to impeach nor a vote of the senate to remove a president or any other official can be appealed to any court. 









































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political question