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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > institutions and checks and balances > impeachment

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impeachment  

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  • Impeachment, often confused with actual removal from office, is the required first step in removing an elected official from office. Impeachment is not the same as removal. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Impeachment]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P96XRG24-S

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