Description
In these two video clips, New York Times Reporter described the process and the results of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. He also discussed the Senate trial and how the process differed from the impeachment in the House of Representatives.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the two articles of impeachment that President Clinton faced.
- Compare the impeachments of Presidents Clinton and Johnson.
- What were the results of the Senate trial of President Bill Clinton?
- What were the differences between the House and the Senate during the impeachment of President Clinton?
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
Vocabulary
- Acquitted
- Articles Of Impeachment
- Grand Jury
- High Crimes And Misdemeanors
- Oath
- Perjury