Answer these eight questions and see how much you know about the rules for removing federal officials from office.
0 1 16 43
2. Who serves as the prosecution in a Senate impeachment trial? The Speaker of the House Managers chosen by the House The Senate Majority Leader The Attorney General
3. Which congressional leader said in January 1998 that impeachment "has to elicit bipartisan support" or it is doomed? Richard Gephardt Charles Schumer Tom Delay Henry Hyde
4. How many articles of impeachment did the House Judiciary Committee approve against Richard Nixon?
1 3 9 36
5. How long did Andrew Johnson's Senate impeachment trial last?
1 day 14 days 23 days 58 days
6. When were the Senate's rules for impeachment trials written?
1776 1789 1868 1974
7. Who was the most recent federal official to be impeached, prior to President Clinton? Richard Nixon Walter Nixon Alcee Hastings Newt Gingrich
8. Which of the following dates is the earliest on which Vice President Al Gore could assume the presidency and still be eligible to serve two full terms? December 31, 1999 December 31, 2000 January 1, 1999 January 21, 1999
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