Question: Which speaker of the government body that presides over the impeachment trial of the president of the country Liberia's constitution is modeled after also controlled the senate rules committee?

The proceedings unfold in the form of a trial, with each side having the right to call witnesses and perform cross-examinations. The House members, who are given the collective title of managers during the course of the trial, present the prosecution case, and the impeached official has the right to mount a defense with his own attorneys as well. Senators must also take an oath or affirmation that they will perform their duties honestly and with due diligence. After hearing the charges, the Senate usually deliberates in private. The Constitution requires a two thirds super majority to convict a person being impeached. <SEP> the senate also has a role in ratifying treaties. the constitution provides that the president may only "make treaties, provided two thirds of the senators present concur" in order to benefit from the senate's advice and consent and give each state an equal vote in the process. however, not all international agreements are considered treaties under us domestic law, even if they are considered treaties under international law. congress has passed laws authorizing the president to conclude executive agreements without action by the senate. similarly, the president may make congressional-executive agreements with the approval of a simple majority in each house of congress, rather than a two-thirds majority in the senate. neither executive agreements nor congressional-executive agreements are mentioned in the constitution, leading some scholars such as laurence tribe and john yoo to suggest that they unconstitutionally circumvent the treaty-ratification process. however, courts have upheld the validity of such agreements.the constitution empowers the house of representatives to impeach federal officials for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" and empowers the senate to try such impeachments. if the sitting president of the united states is being tried, the chief justice of the united states presides over the trial. during an impeachment trial, senators are constitutionally required to sit on oath or affirmation. conviction requires a two-thirds majority of the senators present. a convicted official is automatically removed from office; in addition, the senate may stipulate that the defendant be banned from holding office. no further punishment is permitted during the impeachment proceedings; however, the party may face criminal penalties in a normal court of law. <SEP> similar to the british system, article one of the united states constitution gives the house of representatives the sole power of impeachment and the senate the sole power to try impeachments of officers of the u.s. national government. (various state constitutions include similar measures, allowing the state legislature to impeach the governor or other officials of the state government.) in contrast to the british system, in the united states impeachment is only the first of two stages, and conviction during the second stage requires a two - thirds majority vote. impeachment does not necessarily result in removal from office; it is only a legal statement of charges, parallel to an indictment in criminal law. an official who is impeached faces a second legislative vote (whether by the same body or another), which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment. most constitutions require a supermajority to convict. although the subject of the charge is criminal action, it does not constitute a criminal trial; the only question under consideration is the removal of the individual from office, and the possibility of a subsequent vote preventing the removed official from ever again holding political office in the jurisdiction where he or she was removed. impeachment with respect to political office should not be confused with witness impeachment. <SEP> The Republic of Liberia, beginning as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), declared its independence on July 26, 1847. Between January 7, 1822 and the American Civil War, more than 15,000 freed and free-born Black Americans from United States and 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans relocated to the settlement. The United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until during the American Civil War on February 5, 1862. The Black American settlers carried their culture with them to Liberia. The Liberian constitution and flag were modeled after the United States. In January 3, 1848 Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a wealthy free-born Black American from Virginia who settled in Liberia, was elected as Liberia's first president after the people proclaimed independence. <SEP> Committee on Rules 114th United States Congress Committee Logo History Founded April 2, 1789 (1789 - 04 - 02) New session started January 3, 2015 (2015 - 01 - 03) Leadership Chairman Pete Sessions (R) Since 2013 Ranking Member Louise Slaughter (D) Structure Seats 15 members Political groups Majority (11) Republican (11) Minority (4) Democratic (4) Website rules.house.gov