13 résultats pour "impeachment"

• Impeachment.

  In February 1868 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson and appointed a committee to preparearticles of impeachment. The House passed 11 articles of impeachment against Johnson in March 1868. Ten of the articles concerned the president’s alleged violation ofthe Tenure of Office Act, an 1867 statute that required the president to seek congressional approval before dismissing officials confirmed by the Senate. The othercharge against J...

• Impeachment

  c'est le Sénat seul qui dès lors se constitue en tribunal et qui a le pouvoir de juger (art. 1, section 3). Ses mem­ bres doivent prêter serment. S'il s'agit de juger le prési­ dent, le Sénat doit être présidé par le président de la Cour suprême. Les décisions de destitution doivent être prises è la majorité ëles deux tiers. Les textes préci­ sent que les seules sanctions que le Sénat puisse prendre sont la destitution et l'incapacité d'exercer...

• Congress of the United States.

  senator, a person must be at least 30 years old, a citizen for nine years, and a resident of the state from which he or she is elected. Most members of Congress haveserved in state legislatures, city councils, or other elected bodies. See United States Senate: Campaigning for the Senate ; United States House of Representatives: Campaigning for the House. The 435 House seats are divided among the states in proportion to each state’s population. Every state is guaranteed at least one seat. State...

• Republican Party.

  the reaction to the depression that the Republican Party controlled Congress for only 4 of the 48 years between 1932 and 1980. The Republicans did win the presidencyfour times during that period—in 1952, 1956, 1968, and 1972—when the Democratic Party split or when some unusual combination of circumstances occurred. Fromthe 1930s through the 1970s, however, the Democratic Party was the dominant party in the United States. The response of the Republicans to this new situation was confusion, anger,...

• United States House of Representatives.

  Because of the high cost of elections and the short two-year term of office, members of the House campaign almost constantly. They spend much of their time raisingcampaign funds, and they frequently return to their districts to keep in touch with voters. Because the elections are so frequent, House members tend to pay closeattention to how their votes in Congress will be seen in the short term. House members tend to come from wealthier family backgrounds than average Americans. Few working class...

• United States Senate.

  providing for military forces, and declaring war. Article I, Section 8, also gives Congress implied powers—to “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” forcarrying out the enumerated powers, and to investigate and oversee the executive branch. The Senate also has the power to conduct impeachment trials against thepresident, federal judges, and other officials. The Senate can only impeach someone after the House brings charges, however. A two-thirds majority vote of thesenators in the c...

• La Cohabitation Entre Le Président Et Le Congrès Aux Etats-Unis

  Enfin, d’autres messages peuvent être transmis par le président notamment par l’intermédiaire d’un rapport économique adressé tousles semestres au Congrès et à travers lequel le président peut recommander de prendre des mesures adéquates à une anomalie. Ces moyens du président sont complétés par une autre façon d’exercer son pouvoir de législateur qui est, sans contredit, le pouvoir d’apposer son veto à toute la législation passée par le Congrès. 2- Le droit de veto...

• L'affaire du Watergate (Travaux Personnels Encadrés – HISTOIRE & CIVILISATION)

  • À la suite de la publication du rapport d'enquête sur le cambriolage du Watergate, Nixon déclare accepter, le 30 avril. dans une allocution télévisée , la démission de Robert H11/dem11n , secrétaire général de la Maison Blanche -chef de cabinet-, John Ehrllchm11n , conseiller aux Affaires intérieures de la Maison-Blanche , ainsi que celle de l'Attorney General Richard Kleindienst. Le conseiller à la Maison-Blanche John W. Dean est limogé . • Le nouve...

• Andrew Johnson.

  As senator, Johnson continued to work for a homestead law, and he was disappointed when President James Buchanan vetoed the homestead act of 1860. On theslavery issue, Johnson still followed the orthodox Southern line, but with no great enthusiasm. He voted for the resolutions proposed in 1860 by Senator Jefferson Davisof Mississippi to implement the Dred Scott Decision of 1857, which stated that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories of the United States. C1 Presidential Electio...

• Andrew Johnson

  As senator, Johnson continued to work for a homestead law, and he was disappointed when President James Buchanan vetoed the homestead act of 1860. On theslavery issue, Johnson still followed the orthodox Southern line, but with no great enthusiasm. He voted for the resolutions proposed in 1860 by Senator Jefferson Davisof Mississippi to implement the Dred Scott Decision of 1857, which stated that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories of the United States. C1 Presidential Electio...

• Grand oral du bac : Le Watergate - La plus grand scandale politique du xxe siècle aux États-Unis

  • À la suite de la publication du rapport d'enquête sur le cambriolage du Watergate, Nixon déclare accepter, le 30 avril. dans une allocution télévisée , la démission de Robert H11/dem11n , secrétaire général de la Maison Blanche -chef de cabinet-, John Ehrllchm11n , conseiller aux Affaires intérieures de la Maison-Blanche , ainsi que celle de l'Attorney General Richard Kleindienst. Le conseiller à la Maison-Blanche John W. Dean est limogé . • Le nouve...

• Bill Clinton.

  When Arkansas governor David Pryor ran for the U.S. Senate in 1978, Clinton ran for governor. He promised to improve the state’s schools and highways and toimprove economic conditions so that more jobs would be created. At that time, the average income of people in Arkansas ranked 49th among the 50 states. Clinton woneasily, receiving 60 percent of the vote against four opponents in the Democratic primary election and 63 percent against the Republican candidate, Lynn Lowe, in thegeneral election...

• Bill Clinton - USA History.

  When Arkansas governor David Pryor ran for the U.S. Senate in 1978, Clinton ran for governor. He promised to improve the state’s schools and highways and toimprove economic conditions so that more jobs would be created. At that time, the average income of people in Arkansas ranked 49th among the 50 states. Clinton woneasily, receiving 60 percent of the vote against four opponents in the Democratic primary election and 63 percent against the Republican candidate, Lynn Lowe, in thegeneral election...