Question

All governors can be removed from office. In 2008, Governor Rod Blagojevich was removed from his post as governor of Illinois on charges of attempted bribery. The process by which formal charges of improper conduct are brought against a government official is called __________.

a. prosecution
b. impeachment
c. gerrymandering
d. formal misconduct inquiry

Answer 1

The answer is B, impeachment

Answer 2

The process by which formal charges of improper conduct are brought against a government official is called "impeachment," since this can sometimes lead to the removal of that person from his or her position.