(2022). Investigating the Legal Discourse of Bill Clinton's Impeachment Trial. Arab World English Journal, v13 n2 p140-157 Jun | | This paper presents a legal discourse analysis of Bill Clinton's impeachment trial held in 1998. The paper's main objective is to explore the different meanings communicated by the dexterous use of some lexical and pragmatic strategies used by discourse interlocutors involved in the trial. More specifically, the article offers a linguistic study of the testimony and statements of President Bill Clinton relating to his impeachment trial. The paper focuses on three main analytical dimensions: word selection, power relations, and questioning and answering, and the way these strategies influence the discourse participants' conversational performance in the selected trial. To this end, this study draws on a legal discourse analysis approach as discussed by Coulthard (2013) and Mey (2016), focusing on lexicalization, the notion of power, and the use of questions and answers in courtroom settings. The overarching research question is: What are the different ideological and pragmatic… [PDF]
(2022). Authoritarian Populism in Brazil: Bolsonaro's Caesarism, 'Counter-Trasformismo' and Reactionary Education Politics. Globalisation, Societies and Education, v20 n2 p151-162 | | In this paper, we examine the rise of authoritarian populism in Brazil following the election in 2018 of Jair Messias Bolsonaro to the Presidency and reflect on the consequences of his far-right-wing politics for education. Our focus is broadly on three historical blocs (with five different presidents of the Republic) which make up the policy trajectory of Brazil over the period 1995-2019. We explore the complex cultural political economy surrounding more than a decade of left-wing government by Lula da Silva (2003-2010) and Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016) of the Workers Party (PT). In what has been described as simultaneously a tragedy, a farce, and a soap opera, Bolsonaro's rise involves the impeachment of Dilma, accusations of corruption, the imprisonment of Lula and the resignation of multiple ministers of the government. The intersections of right-wing conservative discourse, evangelical proselytising and populist discourse in Brazil, coupled with resentment from those whose fortunes… [Direct]
(2020). The Crisis of American Democracy. American Educator, v44 n3 p6-13, 50 Fall | | Nearly all living Americans grew up taking democracy for granted. Until recently, many believed–and acted as if–the constitutional system was unbreakable, no matter how recklessly politicians behaved. No longer. Americans watch with growing unease as the political system threatens to go off the rails: costly government shutdowns, stolen Supreme Court seats, impeachments, mounting concerns about the fairness of elections, and, of course, the election of a presidential candidate who had condoned violence at rallies and threatened to lock up his rival, and who, as president, has begun to subvert the rule of law by defying congressional oversight and corrupting law enforcement agencies to protect his political allies and investigate his opponents. In a 2019 survey by Public Agenda, 39 percent of Americans said they believed democracy is "in crisis," while another 42 percent said it faces "serious challenges." Only 15 percent said American democracy is "doing… [PDF]
(2022). From Incitement to Indictment: Speech Acts of Donald Trump's Tweets in 2020 Presidential Elections. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v13 n1 p1-6 | | In order to reveal how Donald Trump is crucially involved in inciting riot and instigating insurgency, this pragmatic study strictly investigates and analyzes Donald Trump's tweets over the past months that preceded the unprecedented mob attack on the Capitol in January the 6th to impede the Congress endorsement of the US presidential elections that resulted in Biden's victory. The analyses in this study mainly draw on Austin's (1962) Speech Act Theory and it's sub-versions of Searle's (1969) and the Subsequent taxonomy of Searle (1976). Although Twitter has been created to be a social media platform, Trump used it to run the US foreign and local affairs and policies during his four-year term in office. Due to the thematic limitations and diversity of those tweets, the researcher does not by any means intend to explore Trump's tweets during the first three years; rather, she primarily focuses on examining the last year because it has abundantly and crucially witnessed what Trump… [PDF]
(2018). How Brazil's Unified University Entrance Exam (ENEM) Impacts Media Literacy Education. Journal of Media Literacy Education, v10 n3 p95-112 | | This article discusses the outcomes of research into the media literacy aspects of ENEM ("Exame Nacional do Ensino M√©dio"), Brazil's unified university entrance exam, which contains a significant number of exam questions based on excerpts from newspaper articles, online news and other media sources. Through content analysis, these questions are classified according to the platform (digital or print) and source (traditional media, niche media and government agencies). The results show a strong prevalence of traditional media, either in print or digital platforms, and a tendency to present the government in a positive light, avoiding issues such as the series of protests that took place in Brazil in 2013 and 2014, as well as the impeachment of the president in 2016. The content analysis is followed by the qualitative study of eleven interviews with high school teachers who prepare students for the exam. Their answers suggest that the exam has a profound influence on their… [PDF]
(1999). Teaching Presidential Impeachment. Social Education, v63 n2 p106-09 Mar | | Believes that by teaching presidential impeachment through an issues-centered approach, students will discover key political values, the ambiguities in legal documents, the clash of power sources, and an appreciation of legal norms. Offers a lesson on teaching presidential impeachment through the use of a student debate. (CMK)…
(1999). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. January 1999. | | CNN Newsroom is a daily 15-minute commercial-free news program specifically produced for classroom use and provided free to participating schools. These Daily Classroom Guides support broadcasts of CNN Newsroom for January 1999. Each guide contains program rundowns for that day's broadcast, discussion activities, and links to external Web sites. Top stories include: introduction of the Euro; Senate prepares for the President's impeachment trial; the Clinton Administration announces a policy change towards Cuba; Senate convenes for the trial of the President; the trial of President Clinton formally begins (January 4-8); House managers and White House lawyers prepare for the trial of President Clinton in the Senate; the prosecution and defense submit their summaries in the impeachment case against President Clinton; the war of words between the White House and the prosecution; the Senate becomes the setting for the second impeachment trial in history; and the House managers begin…
(1998). Impeachment: What Should Congress Do? Web Lesson. | | This lesson is a scenario of an editorial assistant who has to write a memo to a metropolitan newspaper editor advising which of three possible positions to take regarding the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. The editor provides a guide for writing the memo and the guide mandates researching the memo using the Impeachment Links. The guide states the following format must be followed: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Impeachment Overview"; (3) "Historical Precedents"; (4) "Opinion"; (5) "Refutation"; (6) "Proofs"; (7) "Conclusion"; and (8) "Sources." Web links, print media, online magazines, encyclopedias, and legal sources are given as informative references. (BT)…
(1999). The Trials of Presidential Impeachment. Update on Law-Related Education, v23 n1 p18-20 Win | | Compares the impeachment proceedings in the trials of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton. Categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery. Asserts that President Clinton did not violate the Constitution and therefore should not have been impeached. (CMK)…
(1998). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. December 1-18, 1998. | | These guides, designed to accompany the daily Cable News Network (CNN) Newsroom broadcasts for December 1-18, 1998, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, links to relevant World Wide Web sites, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: World AIDS Day/AIDS history, Exxon and Mobile announce a merger, Project Space Station, the Wye Accord and the Middle East peace process (December 1-4); constitutional wrangling over the impeachment of President Clinton, President Clinton's lawyers have their chance to testify, the President's defense appears to have had little impact on House Judiciary Republicans, Republicans draft Articles of Impeachment, the House Judiciary Committee wraps up hearings and argues Articles of Impeachment (December 7-11); and the impeachment issue follows President Clinton on his journey to the Middle East, the Palestinian National Council votes to remove anti-Israel language from its charter, behind-the-scenes…
(1975). Looking Back: The Audience for Impeachment. Public Telecommunications Review, 3, 2, 23-26, Mar/Apr 75 | | An analysis of the House Judiciery Committee's impeachment hearings research conducted in Florida. (Author/HB)…
(2010). Six Syllabi from the Early Years of American Geological Education, 1817-1838. Journal of Geoscience Education, v58 n1 p21-31 Jan | | Between 1817 and 1838 professors at the University of Pennsylvania, South Carolina College, Yale College, and Columbia College published six syllabi for earth science courses. All stressed geology. These syllabi give unique insight into classrooms of almost 200 years ago. The greatest difference between the six syllabi involved historical geology. Some pioneer professors viewed observation as the only basis for interpreting geological history. Others viewed Biblical revelation as the dominant, or at least an important, guide to deciphering the history of Planet Earth. Eventually differing approaches to historical interpretation led to a well-documented religion-geology confrontation. It culminated in a much-publicized attempt to impeach a college president who taught an observation-based geology course. After 1832, the year of this failed impeachment, known syllabi continued to emphasize observation. By 1834 the once exonerated college president and his entire faculty were fired. By… [PDF]
(1998). The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Web Lesson. | | This lesson presents the historical background of Abraham Lincoln's selection of Andrew Johnson as his running mate in the election of 1864. The lesson considers the climate in the U.S. Congress after President Lincoln's assassination. The details of the impeachment and trial of President Andrew Johnson are given. The lesson presents three questions for student discussion and writing, a longer activity for whole-class participation, two sources for further reading, and four web site links. (BT)… [PDF]
(1999). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. February 1999. | | These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of February, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, links to related World Wide Web sites, and lists of related news terms. Topics include: Monica Lewinsky scheduled to be deposed for the Senate, Monica Lewinsky testifies, Vernon Jordan testifies for House managers, White House Aide Sidney Blumenthal offers testimony in the impeachment trial, Senators vote to allow excerpts of taped witness testimony to be played before closing arguments (February 1-5); the death of Jordan's King Hussein, House prosecutors and White House lawyers wrap-up impeachment arguments, efforts to open Senate's deliberations fall short by eight votes, politicians consider how the impeachment will impact elections in the year 2000, Senate enters the final phase of impeachment deliberations (February 8-12); the President is acquitted on both Articles of…
(2000). Teaching about the Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton: A Sampling of U.S. Middle and High School Teachers. Journal of Social Studies Research, v24 n2 p31-38 Win | | Presents the results from a survey of middle and high school social studies teachers that asked if and how the impeachment of President Bill Clinton was being taught. Discusses implications for social studies curriculum, current issues, the media, and teaching middle school students. (CMK)…