Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram of the presidential impeachment process?
The House
votes to
impeach the
president.
1
2
O A. (1) Half of all state legislatures vote to support impeachment (2)
The president resigns from office.
B. (1) Two-thirds of the Senate votes to convict the president. (2) The
president is removed from office.
C. (1) The Senate nominates a new president. (2) An emergency
presidential election is held within one year.
D. (1) The vice president replaces the president. (2) The Supreme
Court decides whether the impeachment is constitutional