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. 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, President Lincoln's assassination left him a national martyr He was viewed by abolitionists as a champion for human liberty Republicans linked Lincoln's name to their party Many though not all in the South considered Lincoln as a man of outstanding ability.:76 79 106 110 Historians have said he was "a classical liberal" in the 19th century sense Allen C Guelzo states that Lincoln was a. The design included a landscaped man-made lake to collect rainwater a low-rise hotel and a row of office buildings along the north side of the main parking lot the design also included a two-level road in front of the terminal to separate arrival and departure traffic and a federally owned limited access highway connecting the terminal to the Capital Beltway (I-495) about 17 miles (27 km) to the east (Eventually the highway system grew to include a parallel toll road to handle commuter traffic and an extension to connect to I-66) the access road had a wide median strip to allow the construction of a passenger rail line which will be in the form of an extension of the Washington Metro's Silver Line and is expected to be completed in 2020; 12 Further reading Arthur Middleton South Carolina 1 Yes, Eastern Box Turtles are frequently spotted along the towpath of the C&O Canal. On June 16 Perry arrived at San Juan Bautista and commenced bombing the city the attack included two ships that sailed past the fort and began shelling it from the rear David D Porter led 60 sailors ashore and seized the fort raising the American flag over the works Perry and the landing force arrived and took control of the city around 14:00.

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