Following Impeachment, a Federal Judge or the President May Be

question 36

Multiple Choice

Following impeachment, a federal judge or the president may be convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors and removed from office following the vote of

• A)51 U.S. Senators.
• B)2/3 of the House of Representatives.
• C)51% of the U.S. Senators who choose to vote on the issue.
• D)2/3 of the U.S. Senators who choose to vote on the issue.

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Definitions:

Preference

An individual's choice or predilection towards certain ideas, objects, or outcomes over others.

Error Management Theory

A theory suggesting that humans and other animals have evolved biases in judgement and decision-making processes to avoid more costly errors.

Omission Bias

The tendency to take whatever course of action does not require you to do anything (also called the default option).

Status Quo Bias

A cognitive bias favoring the existing state of affairs or the current baseline (the "status quo"), often leading to resistance against change.