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The Constitution, the Impeachment Process, and Historical Examples

By Ashly Winkle
Last updated almost 5 years ago
12 Questions
1.

The framers of the U.S. Constitution separated the powers of government in order to create a balanced national government.

2.

This means trading favors.

3.

This is a person who exposes information about what they believe to be wrongdoing or inappropriate behavior in an institution.

4.

The following presidents have been impeached.

5.

What was the reason for President Andrew Johnson's impeachment?

6.

President Richard Nizon was charged with all of the following except:

7.

President Clinton was charged with on four articles of impeachment.

8.

What is the reason for congress's impeachment inquiry for President Trump?

Review the steps involved in the impeachment process.
9.

Put the steps of the impeachment process in order.

  1. The Speaker of the House decides whether to begin an impeachment inquiry and tasks a committee with conducting an investigation.
  2. If the House of Judiciary Committee decides there are grounds for impeachment, it prepares the articles of impeachment and votes on whether to approve an article of impeachment.
  3. The House of Representatives votes to impeach the official.
  4. If the majority votes for impeachment, the process moves on to the Senate; if fewer than 218 vote for impeachment, there is no further action.
  5. Members of the House of Representatives debate the article of impeachment and vote on them.
  6. A House member introduces a resolution to begin an impeachment proceeding.
10.

What is the reason that the minority of the House Democrats oppose impeaching President Trump.

11.

What do President Trump and his administration think about the impeachment inquiry?

12.

Which type of influence does the United States have over the Ukraine? (If you need a refresher on international influence, you can review the What is Communism Formative)