1. The Impeachment of Clinton

2. There are two major steps to removing a president from office – First, the House of Representatives votes to impeach the president, essentially charging him with violating his oath of office According to the Constitution, impeachable offenses include “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” According to constitutional lawyers and documents written by the founding fathers, “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” include (1) real criminality (breaking a law); (2) abuses of power; (3) violation of public trust This has happened twice – If the House impeaches a president, the Senate then has a trial 2/3 of the senators (67 out of 100) must vote to convict in order for the president to be removed from office No president has actually been convicted and removed from office

3. Gathering Information Read “Partisan Politics and Impeachment” on pages 1070-1071 and answer the following questions: What happened in 1994 that changed the balance of power in Washington? Who was Newt Gingrich? Why did the House vote to impeach President Clinton?

4. SCR Practice Guiding Question: Should President Clinton have been removed from office over the Lewinski scandal? Write a topic sentence that answers the guiding question – Contains both a hook and a thesis in one sentence