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An important means of ensuring that no president could become tyrannical was to build into the Constitution a clear process for removing the chief executive, which is called _____. Group of answer choices

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Impeachment

Step-by-step explanation:

When a government official is charged with serious wrongdoing it is called as Impeachment.

Wrongdoing is defined as high crimes and misdemeanors in the constitution.

The steps involved are:

1 . House of Representatives could impeach the president by a simple majority vote.

2. The Senate could remove him or her from office by a two-thirds majority, with the chief justice of the Supreme Court presiding over the trial.

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