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Impeachment Office of Independent Counsel report to Congress supported 11 possible grounds for impeachment: basically perjury and obstruction of justice.

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1 Impeachment Office of Independent Counsel report to Congress supported 11 possible grounds for impeachment: basically perjury and obstruction of justice Congress considered impeachment charges: Republican controlled House votes for impeachment but Senate votes against convicting (2/3 vote needed in Senate, by Constitution, to remove pres. From office)

2 Sonner and Wilcox Why did public continue to support him? Approval of his job performance rose after the Lewinsky scandal

3 Economy Adversaries Other facets of “character”

4 Ethics investigations in the House, Unethical behavior as “socially constructed” *Financial gain *Political gain *Sexual gain *Other categories (insults, slavery-related investigations)

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