Impeachment

President Richard Nixon was a crook. Many allegations arose against Nixon from the Watergate scandal, and other illegal activities and violations. Nixon denied everything, which is where “I am not a crook” originates. As president, Nixon believed he did not need to follow the law and thought executive privilege made him immune to punishment. Therefore, I do believe Richard Nixon was a crook. Although Nixon pledged to run the office with a law and order style during his campaign, however,…

principle. An example of this is President Jackson. Jackson was impeached for allowing states in the south to keep the slave system going but just change the name to “black codes.” The people and the government saw that this was wrong and had an impeachment vote. There were eleven votes against him which was just enough to get him impeached. This is an example of the Fourth principle because the people and the government saw something in the government that was wrong they immediately took action…

Guide on How to Prevent a Tyrant All persons have the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. When these rights are not exercised then people become angry and this causes tyranny. Tyranny is harsh, absolute power in the hands of one individual, like a king or dictator. In the late 1700s our founding fathers were tasked with preventing tyranny within our country. They put in place rules and laws to prevent tyranny. Federalism is power that is divided between state and federal…

administration stood behind a curtain of lies in order to save their reputations. However, evidence revealed crimes committed by the president in which led to Supreme Court involvement. Eventually, resignation was the only option for Nixon to avoid impeachment and further embarrassment. The Supreme Court case: United States v. Nixon (1974) resulted in multiple negative effects on the people of the United States such as a lasting distrust in American government, numerous failed attempts at…

I selected three primary sources, The Trial of Andrew Johnson, 1868, Ku Klux Klan, 1868, and Kamikaze Attack, 1944. The trial of Andrew Johnson, 1868 is mainly about how the Judiciary Committee finds a way to impeach Andrew Johnson, but Johnson got to stay as a president by one lucky vote. The Ku Klux Klan is about an organization killing slaves and carpet baggers for fun, and how their organization got big in the south. The Kamikaze Attack was a battle between the Japanese and the American Navy…

The two chambers of congress are the House of Representatives and Senate. The House of Representatives and Senate differ in many ways. Not only do they have different requirements, but also the legislative process and responsibilities are not alike The House of Representatives is composed of 435 members and was created in 1789. In order to become a representative, a person must meet a number of qualifications. For one, the required age is 25 years old. This person must also be an US citizen and…

This story is about the investigation of the Watergate scandal. The Watergate Scandal was uncovered as an illegal way of the reelection of President Richard Nixon. There was said to be an inside investigation, but there are doubts that that ever really happened. Two reporters from the Washington Post, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, did their own investigation, bringing down the president. It changed american politics forever. The Watergate scandal was first uncovered when paid men broke into…

Above most, one of the political problems we face today is Immigration. Granted that, the construction of “The Wall of Trump” is successful. The story starts with Trump sitting atop of the wall. Ever so suddenly he falls off that wall. It is not a crime if no one saw it, my modest proposal will cause conflict. First of my three solutions is to impeach Trump, second is to assassinate Trump, and the third is to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. However, to…

Federalism- Political system with a strong federal government. At the time of the writing of the constitution, there was a debate about the level of government control over the states, and the people who were in support of having a strong central government were called federalists. People who wanted more state power and less central government, were called anti-federalists. Separation of Powers- A political model where the government duties are split into separate branches. In the United…

Many people testified, some more than once. The "Lewinsky Scandal, sensation that enveloped the presidency of Bill Clinton in 1998-99, leading to his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives and acquittal by the Senate" (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 1). It all started when Monica Lewinsky became an unpaid intern at the White House in June of 1995. By November of that year, Lewinsky and Clinton had been having a sexual relationship. Lewinsky had eventually went from being an intern…