How many U.S. Presidents have been impeached and removed from office?

Impeachment is a process of accusing an official in unlawful activity. The outcomes of impeachment are various for different countries. An official may be removed from office or even be punished as a criminal. In today's world such a measure as impeachment is often considered obsolete for modern politics and is used quite rarely. Anyway, it is still possible in most of the countries.

In the USA, the president may be convicted by the Senate after his impeachment. If this occurs, the President is removed from office and is replaced by the Vice President. A convicted president can also be prohibited from holding any public office in future. The verdict is always final and the former president can not appeal. By date, there have been no such cases in the US.

Note from history: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton have faced impeachment proceedings by the House of Representatives, but both of them were later acquitted. In Richard Nixon's case the impeachment was unsuccessful, as the president resigned before the vote.

Well, the right answer here is zero.

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Susan Quade

Doesn't say "or it says and.". So none or zero is the only correct answer.

Mary Friedberg

Three Presidents had impeachment proceedings against them: Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton. Johnson and Clinton were both aquited in the Senate. Nixon resigned. So the correct answer is zero.

Carmine-James Pitaniello

Don, read the question and again, copy and paste and google.. the number is zero.

Don Cross

This was not a valid question. You asked, "how many...were impeached or removed from office?" Two impeached. Zero removed from office. Two or zero, both are correct for part of your question, both are wrong for part of your question.

Carol McClellan

It says impeached AND removed from office. It's zero because no one has been removed from office.

Marti Fogel

I knew this answer, but I was pre-occupied with with four puppies jumping on me. Some you lose, others you win! I

mainjim

read it wrong and got it wrong.

johnawhitten

Don Cross, were impeached AND

Lisa Rodrigues

Don Cross, read the question again, It says "how many...were impeached AND removed from office?"

catmom

I personally think if anyone should have been impeached & removed from office was the 45th POTUS. I cringe when I think he is going to run in 2024, ugh. I know people will still vote for him, I never did.