What role does the senate play in the impeachment and/or removal of the president or federal judges from office?
A) The senate has sole power to initiate impeachment proceedings, but these do not automatically remove the individual from office.
B) The senate has the power to try and remove the individual from office after the House has charged the person with an offense.
C) The senate is the only chamber with power to impeach, try, and remove the official.
D) Both chambers of Congress have the power to bring impeachment charges, but only the president may remove the individual from office.
E) The senate does not have a role in impeachment and/or removal proceedings.
B
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A. submit bureaucratic reorganization plans to Congress. B. bypass a given agency in order to facilitate policy implementation. C. dissolve federal agencies at the president's discretion. D. establish new federal agencies at the president's discretion. E. fire civil servants without cause in order to make room for political appointees.