Learning Exercise

Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

The site depends exclusively on Harper's Weekly for the material relating to the impeachment and trial of President Andrew Johnson. Site materials include editorials, articles, political cartoons, and biographical essays on the major impeachment figures. Rules of impeachment and the eleven Articles of Impeachment are provided. A teacher created impeachment Simulation Game is available for classroom use.

Course: United States History; American Government

Material:: Finding Precedent: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Date last modified:: August 31, 2010
Created by:: William Paquette
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Finding Precedent: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

This site provides material from Harper's Weekly relating to the 1868 impeachment of Andrew Johnson. The site includes... see more

Material Type:: Collection
Author:: HarpWeek

Exercise

"The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson was justified?" Take either a pro- or con- side to this statement. Using exclusively the resouces of Harper's Weekly, write an 8 to 10 page paper justifying the position taken. Include a bibliogrpahy of specific resources used from within the site.

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Disciplines

Humanities / History / Area Studies / Americas / United States / 1865-1900

Audience

Technical Notes

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Requirements

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Topics

Constitutional Law; Andrew Johnson Presidency; American Politics.

Type of Task

Learning Objectives

To teach the research paper using primary sources. To identify the circumstances surrounding the impeachment changes against President Andrew Johnson; To identify pro and con arguments for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson; To evaluate the impact of the impeachment failure; To teach the use of primary source materials.

Assessment

Ressarch Paper.

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