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I most agree with the reasons stated by ________________________ because…
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I) Historical Context: The Constitutional Convention

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I) Historical Context: The Constitutional Convention

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On September 8, 1787, George Mason rose to ask his fellow delegates a question of historic importance.  Mason asked, “Why were treason and bribery the only grounds in the draft Constitution for impeaching the president?”  Treason, he warned, wouldn’t include “attempts to subvert the Constitution.” After a sharp back-and-forth with fellow Virginian James Madison, Mason came up with an additional category of impeachable offenses: “other high crimes and misdemeanors.” Americans have debated the meaning of this decidedly open-ended phrase ever since.

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How do the clips in this video explain impeachment and partisanship (prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias)?

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How do the clips in this video explain impeachment and partisanship (prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias)?

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Then and now- How Congress handled Clinton and Trump impeachment threats

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1. What does this chart indicate about partisanship in the impeachment process?

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1. What does this chart indicate about partisanship in the impeachment process?

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I believe impeachment is  _________________because________...

I believe impeachment is _________________, but___________...

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1. Why did the founding fathers include the vague term “high crimes and misdemeanors?”

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1. Why did the founding fathers include the vague term “high crimes and misdemeanors?”

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II) Which Founding Father do you most agree with?

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II) Which Founding Father do you most agree with?

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2. Based on this data, how might the Framers (Founding Fathers) respond to the use of impeachment in United States history? 

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2. Based on this data, how might the Framers (Founding Fathers) respond to the use of impeachment in United States history? 

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2. How are the roles of the House and Senate similar and/or different?  How does this uphold the idea of checks and balances?

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2. How are the roles of the House and Senate similar and/or different?  How does this uphold the idea of checks and balances?

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“[If the president] should be re-elected, that will be sufficient proof of his innocence…[Impeachment] will render the Executive dependent on those who are to impeach.”

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3. What conclusions might you draw based on the outcome of the impeachment and removal votes in each of these cases?

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3. What conclusions might you draw based on the outcome of the impeachment and removal votes in each of these cases?

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“Shall any man be above justice? Shall that man be above it who can commit the most extensive injustice?... Shall the man who has practiced corruption, and by that means procured his appointment in the first instance, be suffered to escape punishment by repeating his guilt?”

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4. To what extent does partisanship necessitate the roles of both houses of Congress in this process?

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4. To what extent does partisanship necessitate the roles of both houses of Congress in this process?

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“It is indispensable that some provision be made for defending the community against incapacity, negligence, or perfidy of the chief magistrate. The limitation of the period of his service is not a sufficient security. He might lose his capacity after his appointment. He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression. He might betray his trust to foreign powers.”

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“The Executive will have great opportunities of abusing his power…particularly in time of war, when the military force, and in some respects the public money, will be in his hands.”

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“A good magistrate will not fear [impeachments]. A bad one ought to be kept in fear of them.”

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“What was the practice before in cases where the chief magistrate rendered himself obnoxious? Why, recourse was had to assassination in which he was not only deprived of his life but of the opportunity of vindicating his character. It would be the best way therefore to provide in the Constitution for the regular punishment of the Executive where his misconduct should deserve it, and for his honorable acquittal when he should be unjustly accused.”