. International Court of Justice: the Hague Henry Wisner New York 1 Yes The Constitution concentrates removal powers in the Congress by empowering and obligating the House of Representatives to impeach both executive and judicial officials for "Treason Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" Impeachment is a formal accusation of unlawful activity by a civil officer or government official the Senate is constitutionally empowered and obligated to try all impeachments a simple majority in the House is required to impeach an official; however a two-thirds majority in the Senate is required for conviction a convicted official is automatically removed from office; in addition the Senate may stipulate that the defendant be banned from holding office in the future Impeachment proceedings may not inflict more than this; however a convicted party may face criminal penalties in a normal court of law in the history of the United States the House of Representatives has impeached sixteen officials of whom seven were convicted Another resigned before the Senate could complete the trial Only two presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1999 Both trials ended in acquittal; in Johnson's case the Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction in 1974 Richard Nixon resigned from office after impeachment proceedings in the House Judiciary Committee indicated he would eventually be removed from office. 6.1 Landmarks Neutrals Scotland: Wilson and Witherspoon Washington trained as a land surveyor before he became commander of a small militia. Other enactments The great majority were born in the Thirteen Colonies But at least nine were born in other parts of the British Empire:, An aerial photo a large white building with big pillars, On March 4 1865 Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address in it he deemed the endless casualties to be God's will Historian Mark Noll claims this speech to rank "among the small handful of semi-sacred texts by which Americans conceive their place in the world".:426 Lincoln said:.
Washington on his Deathbed, Battle of Fallen Timbers by R F Zogbaum 1896; the Ohio Country was ceded to America in its aftermath, The British government responded by passing several Acts which came to be known as the Intolerable Acts which further darkened colonial opinion towards the British They consisted of four laws enacted by the British parliament the first was the Massachusetts Government Act which altered the Massachusetts charter and restricted town meetings the second act was the Administration of Justice Act which ordered that all British soldiers to be tried were to be arraigned in Britain not in the colonies the third Act was the Boston Port Act which closed the port of Boston until the British had been compensated for the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party the fourth Act was the Quartering Act of 1774 which allowed royal governors to house British troops in the homes of citizens without requiring permission of the owner. .
KK Women's and Children's Hospital