(1979). Adolescent Issues in the Impeachment of a Student Council President. Psychology in the Schools, v16 n1 p72-76 | | The impeachment of a high school student council president highlights issues involved in an adolescent confrontation with adult authority. The school administration representing the adult majority tended to stereotype the council president as representing the rebellious, irresponsible adolescent minority. Adults in authority need to learn to play a \mentor\ role. (Author)…
(1998). High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Web Lesson. | | This lesson presents an overview of the U. S. Constitution's provision of impeachment as the method for removing the president, vice president, federal judges, and other federal officials from office. The lesson outlines and discusses the impeachment process. It also offers historical background on the framing of the Constitution and on Presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton. The lesson presents three questions for students to discuss and write about and an activity in which students role play members of the House Judiciary Committee deciding whether hypothetical cases constitute "high crimes and misdemeanors." The lesson provides world wide web links to broadcast media, print media, E-zines, encyclopedias, legal sources, government agencies, and other sources. (BT)… [PDF]
(2000). \13 Angry Men\: Dale Bumper's \Ad Hominem\ Impeachment Trial of President Clinton. Argumentation and Advocacy, v36 n4 p218-26 Spr | | Analyzes Senator Bumpers' argument in the Clinton impeachment proceedings as a bias type of \ad hominem\ argument. Notes specifically Bumpers' argument that the House Managers were not fulfilling their proper roles in the proceedings. Claims Bumpers' bias position was reasonable in the argumentative context in which it took place. (NH)…
(1999). Teachers' Perspectives on Incorporating Current Controversial Issues into the Curriculum. | | Does a current controversial issue become part of the social studies curriculum in a context where the media focus largely on the issue? A study explored this question through surveys and in-depth interviews that investigated K-12 social studies teachers' perspectives on the incorporation of current controversial issues into the curriculum. A total of 468 surveys were mailed to middle and secondary social studies teachers in 48 states. The survey asked if respondents had taught about the Clinton impeachment proceedings during at least two class periods. Teachers who had done so were asked to respond to six open-ended, short answer questions; teachers who responded in the negative were asked to explain why they had not addressed this topic in their classes. Additionally, respondents were asked to check one or more of 11 statements that applied to their views of teaching controversial issues and current events. Over half of the teachers responded that they had taught about the Clinton… [PDF]
(2000). Use of "Ad Hominem" Argument in Political Discourse: The Battalino Case from the Impeachment Trial of President Clinton. Argumentation and Advocacy, v36 n4 p179-95 Spr | | Examines argument from the televised impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton concerning the similarity of the Clinton case to the Linda Battalino case and asks if the argument does or does not represents an "ad hominem" argument. Provides an introduction to the viewpoint of informal logic and a summary of the various forms of argument at issue. (NH)…
(1989). Reconstruction: From the Students' Perspective. OAH Magazine of History, v4 n1 p74-77 Win | | Presents two lesson plans for learning strategies employing the skills of empathy and reciprocity. The lessons cover the Black Codes developed during Reconstruction and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Lists objectives, instructional procedures, and makes suggestions for essay questions to be used in summative evaluation procedures. (KO)…
(1973). Reporter Lead-In. Race Relations Reporter, 4, 21, 1-10, Nov 73 | | News briefs relating to misinformation on racial conflict in Boston; a drive for impeachment of an Indianapolis judge who ordered the implementation of a new desegregation for the city; slavery in Florida; protection for Arizona Indians from the floods; the coming into the limelight of Miles College, Birmingham, Ala.; and other. (RJ)…
(1976). The Judicial Context: The House Judiciary Committee Debates over Articles of Impeachment. | | The House Judiciary Committee debates over the Articles of Impeachment during the Watergate hearings provided the unique opportunity for citizens to observe the process of congressional decision making. Emphasizing diversity, compromise, and reasoned argument, members defined their role as a combination of judge, juror, and average common-sense citizen. Reflecting the varied interests of their constituencies, committee participants became the voice of logic in a morass of deception. Rhetorically and politically, the debates sought to educate the public about evidence and issues, express all possible points of view, and encourage national unity. Media coverage of the discussion reflected a minimum of adaptation to the mass audience, sometimes presenting evidence more quickly than it could be absorbed. High approval ratings given Congress by the public after the debates may indicate the desire for evidence to be presented in all its complexity, however, as well as reflect an… [PDF]
(1996). Watergate: The Waterloo of a President. ETC Simulation Number 1. | | This booklet provides instructions for simulating the causes and events that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon as President of the United States. Students role-play activities related to the Watergate break-in, the cover-up attempts, the Congressional hearings relating to impeachment considerations, and the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon on August 8, 1974. (EH)…
(1976). A More Perfect Union: The American Government. Materials for Using American Issues Forum in the American History Classroom, Topic IV, Part II. | | This booklet presents a set of secondary-level classroom strategies for examining American history in light of the issues identified by the American Issues Forum. Emphasis is on examination of the role and actions of the President of the United States. These materials, called modules, form Part II of the topic, "A More Perfect Union: The American Government." Data and descriptive analyses on a broad range of topics are contained in the report, as are questions and topics for discussion on each subject. Among topics included are the following: a description of the president's actions during a typical two-week period; the text of a proclamation by the president on United Nations Day; a column by Art Buchwald on Richard Nixon; a presentation and examination of the Articles of Impeachment in the Constitution; a section of the Congressional Record dealing with impeachment; the text of President Ford's pardon of Nixon; information on presidential decision making; a definition…
(1998). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. November, 1998. | | These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily Cable News Network (CNN) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of November, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: Iraq refuses to cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors, expansion of a Jewish settlement threatens to delay implementation of the Wye Accord, voting for House, Senate, and governors' seats in this year's midterm elections, assistance in the wake of Hurricane Mitch, and devastation in Honduras and Nicaragua caused by Hurricane Mitch (November 2-6); House Speaker Newt Gingrich announces his intention to resign, relief workers scramble to get basic necessities to stranded victims of Hurricane Mitch, standoff over weapons inspections in Iraq, the United States sends more military hardware and troops towards Iraq as diplomats evacuate, and Iraq continues to defy United Nations (UN) inspection demands (November…
(1976). Belief in a Just World, Interpersonal Trust, and Attitudes. | | Factor analysis of Rubin and Peplau's belief in a Just World scale yielded three factors. The factors were named Deservingness, Denial of injustice, and Evaluate and act justly. Just World scores were generally unrelated to demographic data (such as socio-economic class, age, sex, family size, grade point average) among the undergraduate subjects. Belief in a just world was significantly related to greater interpersonal trust and internal locus of control. Greater belief in a just world was significantly related to less endorsement of New Left ideology, and less favorability toward the Attica uprising and President Nixon's impeachment. (Author)… [PDF]
(1988). United States History Simulations: 1787-1868: Constitution Convention, Missouri Compromise, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, The Compromise of 1850, The Kansas/Nebraska Act, Southern Secession from the Union, and the Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. ETC Simulations Number Two. | | This book presents simulation activities for significant events in U.S. history from 1787-1868. Intended for student involvement, the simulations require student research and practice in order to carry out the designated roles. The simulation and role play serve to involve the students actively in their learning, using both the affective and cognitive domains. The simulations presented focus on the: (1) Constitution Convention; (2) Missouri Compromise; (3) Treaty of Gudadalupe Hidalgo; (4) Compromise of 1850; (5) Kansas-Nebraska Act; (6) Southern Secession from the Union; and (7) Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. Each event featured provides an introduction, offers objectives, describes the teaching strategy, introduces the simulation, and presents the student materials. (EH)…
(1975). Public Television and the Judiciary Committee Telecasts. Report No. 10. | | A study was made by the Communication Research Center, Florida State University, of Florida's public television audience during the 1974 impeachment proceedings against President Nixon. The results of the study showed that the public television audience of the Judiciary Committee's hearings was small. Other questions studied–attitudes toward telecasts; attitudes toward rebroadcast of the Judiciary Committee meetings on public television; attitudes toward who should pay for congressional telecasts; audience-perceived bias of newspapers, magazines, and television; television's effect on confidence in government–turned up mostly inconclusive evidence due to a large percentage of nonrespondents and a large percentage of "no opinions." The study concluded that the public affairs audience is little studied and little understood. (KKC)… [PDF]
(1998). What Do Urban Middle School Youth Think Should Happen to President Clinton?. | | The opinions of young urban teenagers about the possible impeachment of President Clinton were studied through assigned compositions. Among the 228 students, all in grades 7 through 9 in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), were 9 European Americans, 15 Hispanic Americans, 6 Hmong, and 198 African Americans. Student compositions showed little knowledge of the facts of the President's situation. They knew that the President had a sexual affair, but knew little else about it. They were strongly empathetic toward the President, although they did express a moral code that was very similar to common beliefs among the U.S. public. Students expressed a belief that the President should be treated as other people are treated. (SLD)… [PDF]