Practice question
In a constitutionally proper impeachment trial of the President, the Senate appoints its own presiding officer and proposes to let the Chief Justice cast a deciding vote if needed for conviction. The parties identify no issue about initiation or timing. Which trial arrangement does Article XI, section 3(6) prescribe instead?
- The President chooses the presiding officer.
- The House Speaker presides and votes with the Senate.
- The Chief Justice presides but does not vote, and conviction still requires two-thirds of all Senate Members.
- The Chief Justice alone determines guilt.
- The Commission on Elections presides whenever the President is elected.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XI, sections 2 and 3(6)–(7), https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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