1. Unit 7 Part 3 Impeachment

2. Impeachment
Besides death, disability or resignation the only way the President leaves the office is impeachment.
Impeachment – gathering evidence and holding a trial to determine guilt of wrong doing. - “They are going through impeachment”; “They went through the impeachment process” THIS DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY!!!!

3. Impeachment
Article 1, Sections 2 and 3; Article II, Section 4; and Article III, Section 1- Impeachment in the Constitution
“The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

4. Impeachment It is similar to a criminal trial:
The House of Representatives brings the formal charges/ accusations against the president.
The Senate Holds the trial and makes the judgment.
To be removed from office, must be convicted by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, which sits as a court, presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
16 people have been impeached by the house and seven convicted by Senate.

5. Impeachment Only two presidents have been impeached:
Andrew Johnson in 1868
Bill Clinton in 1998
Resigned before Impeachment process:
Richard Nixon, in 1974, would have surely been impeached had he not resigned.

6. Presidential Impeachments
Andrew Johnson
1868
Not Guilty
Bill Clinton
1998
Not Guilty
Richard Nixon
1974 – Resigned before impeachment could begin

7. Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The case against Johnson was entirely political, Radical Republicans wished to punish the South after the Civil War.
They were angry at Johnson, a southerner, who had soft policies toward the South.

8. Johnson Vote House 126 Conviction 47 Nay Senate 35 Conviction
19 Acquittal
Note: At this time it took 36 out of 54 Senate votes to reach the 2/3 majority.

9. The Impeachment of Bill Clinton
He was charged with perjury (lying under oath), obstruction of justice, and abuse of power.
The vote was passed by the House along Party lines
A majority, but not two-thirds, of the Senate voted to convict.
Why did he survive?
He was likable, economy was strong, nation was at peace, he was a centrist.

10. Clinton Vote House Judiciary Committee Charge Yes by Party No by Party
Perjury
21 Republicans
16 Democrats
Obstruction of Justice
Article II
20 Republicans
17 Democrats ; 1 Republican
Article IV

11. Clinton Vote House of Representatives Charge and Vote Yes by Party
No by Party
Not Voting
Perjury
223 Rep; 5 Dem
5 Rep; 200 Dems; 1 Ind
1 Dem
Obstruction of Justice
216 Rep; 5 Dem
12 Rep; 199 Dem; 1 Ind
2 Dem
Article II
200 Rep; 5 Dem
28 Rep; 200 Dem; 1 Ind
Article IV
147 Rep; 1 Dem
81 Rep; 203 Dem; 1 Ind

12. Clinton Vote Senate Charge and Vote Yes by Party No by Party
Perjury 45-55
45 Rep
45 Dem; 10 Rep
Obstruction of Justice
50 Rep
45 Dem; 5 Rep

13. Richard M. Nixon 37th President of the United States Republican
Watergate and Tapes
Executive privilege and US vs. Nixon
Impeachment
Only House Judiciary
3 Articles
Obstruction of Justice
Abuse of Power
Defiance of Subpoenas
Resignation

14. Richard Nixon

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16. Richard Nixon

17. Bill Clinton

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