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"The House of Representatives shall choose
their Speaker and other Officers; and shall
have the sole Power of Impeachment."
"The Senate shall have the sole Power to try
all Impeachments. When sitting for that
Purpose, they shall be on Oath or
Affirmation... And no Person shall be
convicted without the Concurrence of two
thirds of the Members present."
Infer from context knowledge.
Why did the framers not want the same
people (the house) to vote to do the
impeachment trial, also conduct and vote to
convict in the trial?

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Final answer:

The House of Representatives and the Senate have distinct roles in the impeachment process for checks and balances in the government.


Explanation:

The Reason for Separate Roles in Impeachment Process

The framers of the U.S. Constitution ensured that the House of Representatives had the power to impeach while assigning the Senate the role of conducting impeachment trials and voting on convictions. This division of responsibilities aimed to provide a system of checks and balances within the government.


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