Answer the questions below on a sheet of loose leaf or a Google Doc
Watch the video that explains impeachment in the United States.
Check out this Twitter thread that gives a brief list of presidents who have been threatened with impeachment
Questions: 1. What are the 3 offenses that any federal official, including the president, can be charged with. 2. What does Michael Gerhardt say "high crimes and misdemeanors" are? 3. Where does the impeachment process start? 4. Who can introduce an impeachment resolution? 5. Who, in the HOR, must approve the resolution before it can move on? 6. If the House votes to impeach, who holds the impeachment trial? 7. How many Senators must vote to convict before the president is removed from office?
1. Why did Nancy Pelosi announce an official impeachment inquiry? 2. What was President Trump's reaction to news of the impeachment inquiry? 3. What was the allegation made by the whistleblower regarding Ukrainian aid?
Check out some other videos relating to this topic here. Check out the New York Times Whistle blower complaint here.