History Test

[ratcatcher55]

I aced it but will admit to a couple of SWAG's. Scientific Wild Ass Guess.

[Walter45Auto]

I got a 21.

[GUNS-R-US]

22 but that last one is also a trick question, they were never actually kicked out of office!

[cooptire]

I scored 29. I missed the "how many senators are there?" question!  D'OH!!??     

I did exactly what I tell my kids not to do...hurry and not think when you take a test. I'm so embarrassed!

[ske1eter]

26 - Got beat up by the amendment questions.

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[jzzr83]

25 right.  The questions on the the Amendments were what got me.

[fightingquaker13]

22 but that last one is also a trick question, they were never actually kicked out of office!

No trick. Impeachment is a big word (politically speaking), but it just means indictment. As well as the fact that the Congress thinks you are a crook. The standard is preponderance of the evidence. Conviction (in the Senate) means you're gone. That requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The Constitution doesn't spell this out, but its the way its been interpreted through a fair few numbers of lesser office holders. The idea is that any decent politician, judge or whomever would resign after being impeached, or "take the honorable way out". No such luck here.
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

No trick. Impeachment is a big word (politically speaking), but it just means indictment. As well as the fact that the Congress thinks you are a crook. The standard is preponderance of the evidence. Conviction (in the Senate) means you're gone. That requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The Constitution doesn't spell this out, but its the way its been interpreted through a fair few numbers of lesser office holders. The idea is that any decent politician, judge or whomever would resign after being impeached, or "take the honorable way out". No such luck here.
FQ13

Wrong.
Clinton actually was convicted with out being removed.
The penalty for conviction is not definite, it is settled by the Senate after conviction.

[fightingquaker13]

Wrong.
Clinton actually was convicted with out being removed.
The penalty for conviction is not definite, it is settled by the Senate after conviction.

I'll see you a wrong and raise you a BS  . He was not convicted. Saved by the Senator from Scotland (Guilty, but not proved), Specter. Heres a link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton.
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

I'll see you a wrong and raise you a BS  . He was not convicted. Saved by the Senator from Scotland (Guilty, but not proved), Specter. Heres a link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton.
FQ13

I would say that that is the key word.