Impeachable Offenses
Author and former Obama administration official Cass Sunstein talked about his book, Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide. He spoke about the specific actions taken by the President that would be considered impeachable offenses.
Description
Author and former Obama administration official Cass Sunstein talked about his book, Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide. He spoke about the specific actions taken by the President that would be considered impeachable offenses.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What does Mr. Sunstein mean by impeachable offenses and crimes not being the same?
- Explain the examples that Mr. Sunstein views as specific examples of impeachable offenses.
Additional Resources
- Lesson Plan: Checks and Balances
The principle of checks and balances prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Examples of checks and balances include vetoing of bill, ratifying treating, judicial review and others. This lesson provides video clips with examples and explanations of checks and balances.
- Lesson Plan: Congress's Power of Impeachment
This lesson provides explanations of the Constitutional basis of the power, the process for removing officials and the history of impeachments and removing these officials from office. It also provides discussions on the standards of impeachments and how those are interpreted by Congress.
Participants
Cass R. SunsteinAuthor, 41 Videos
Pedro EchevarriaHost, C-SPAN7018 Videos
Vocabulary
- Civil Rights
- Constitution
- Corruption
- Crime
- Impeachment
- Pardon
- President