Which president would have been impeached and would have been removed?

• A. Richard Nixon
• B. Andrew Johnson
• C. Bill Clinton
• D. Ulysses S. Grant

Answer: (A)

Impeachment is the process by which a president can be formally charged by the House of Representatives, and if charged, a trial is held in the Senate to determine removal from office. Removal requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate.

In this case, Richard Nixon is the one who would have been impeached and removed had he not resigned. He faced serious charges related to Watergate, and the House was prepared to impeach him. In the Senate, removal would have required a large, likely two-thirds majority. Nixon chose to resign to avoid that outcome, so he never went through the actual removal process.

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached by the House, but the Senate did not convict them, so neither was removed. Ulysses S. Grant did not face impeachment proceedings.