Who conducts the impeachment trial?

• A. The Senate Conducts the Trial
• B. The Supreme Court Conducts the Trial
• C. The President Conducts the Trial
• D. The House Conducts the Trial

Answer: (A)

Impeachment trials are conducted by the Senate. The House can bring charges against a federal official, but it is the Senate that acts as the jury in the trial and decides whether to convict and remove from office. The Vice President typically presides over the Senate during the trial, though if the President is the one on trial, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides instead. A two-thirds vote in the Senate is required to convict. The Supreme Court does not conduct impeachment trials, and the House does not conduct the trial itself—it handles the impeachment charges.