one that shows how approval of the president can affect the impeachment process as well as how the nature of the scandal or events in it can skew what the public decides to pay attention to. In the Whitewater Scandal, Bill and the First Lady, Hillary Clinton. While Bill Clinton was the Attorney General of Arkansas, he made a deal with Jim McDougal and his wife, Susan. They became business partners. Their partnership was called the Whitewater Development Corporation. During this partnership, they bought 220 acres of river front property to develop into vacation homes to sell. The corporation dissolved in 1992 but during the transition, Jim McDougal made some fraudulent transactions. The scandal was initially more so focused on what Clinton knew
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Clinton lied under oath regarding the affair and therefore was scrutinized by the public and by congress however this did not have a significant impact on his political career. He was not removed from office and he did not resign so he was able to finish his second term in office.
The idea of the public view being saturated was mentioned earlier and this is an example of that idea. Because people had access to more news and information than ever before, they were more concerned with Bill Clinton having extramarital relations rather than something that is arguably significantly more important.
The tendency of people to focus on things that are frivolous becomes more and more evident with the advancement of technology and it can distract from something more pressing much like the Whitewater scandal, although the Whitewater scandal would not have affected a significant portion of the public.
In conclusion, Political scandals do not necessarily lead to any new policy changes, especially when protocols are already in place for such events that are almost set in proverbial stone. However, with the passage of time comes the advancement of technology and with it come benefits and detriments.
Clinton lied under oath regarding the affair and therefore was scrutinized by the public and by congress however this did not have a significant impact on his political career. He was not removed from office and he did not resign so he was able to finish his second term in office.
The idea of the public view being saturated was mentioned earlier and this is an example of that idea. Because people had access to more news and information than ever before, they were more concerned with Bill Clinton having extramarital relations rather than something that is arguably significantly more important.
The tendency of people to focus on things that are frivolous becomes more and more evident with the advancement of technology and it can distract from something more pressing much like the Whitewater scandal, although the Whitewater scandal would not have affected a significant portion of the public.
In conclusion, Political scandals do not necessarily lead to any new policy changes, especially when protocols are already in place for such events that are almost set in proverbial stone. However, with the passage of time comes the advancement of technology and with it come benefits and detriments.