LibGuides: Impeachment: Core Resources

The Impeachment Process

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General Overview

Historical & Political Context

Films on Demand

Bill Moyers Journal: Impeachment of a President

Congress, How it Works: Impeachment

Books in the Library

Impeachment by Jeffrey A. Engel; Jon Meacham; Timothy Naftali; Peter Baker
Call Number: KF5075 .I47 2018
ISBN: 9781984853783
Publication Date: 2018-10-16

Impeachment is rare, and for good reason. Designed to check tyrants or defend the nation from a commander-in-chief who refuses to do so, the process of impeachment outlined in the Constitution is what Thomas Jefferson called "the most formidable weapon for the purpose of a dominant faction that was ever contrived."
Impeachment by Michael J. Gerhardt
Call Number: KF5075 .G47 2018
ISBN: 9780190903657
Publication Date: 2018-07-17

Impeachment: What Everyone Needs to Know is the step back and deep reflection on the law of impeachment that everyone needs now. Written in an accessible and lively question-and-answer format, it offers a timely explanation of the impeachment process from its very meaning to its role in politics today.
The Case for Impeachment by Allan J. Lichtman
Call Number: E912 .L53 2017
ISBN: 9780062696823
Publication Date: 2017-04-18

What are the ranges and limitations of presidential authority? What are the standards of truthfulness that a president must uphold? What will it take to impeach Donald J. Trump? Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential outcomes, answers these questions, and more.
High Crimes and Misdemeanors by Gene Smith
Call Number: E666 .S64
ISBN: 0688030726
Publication Date: 1977-01-01

Recounts the events, personal and political conflicts, and ideological acrimony that culminated in and constituted the impeachment and Senate trial of the seventeenth President
Breach of Faith by Theodore H. White
Call Number: E860 .W48
ISBN: 0689106580
Publication Date: 1975-05-01

The Nixon crisis of 1973-1974 threatened the nation in ways we did not immediately understand. Stripped of drama and confusion, however, the problem was that our President had placed himself above the law. The nation had to decide whether that could be allowed.

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Impeachment

General Overview

Historical & Political Context

Films on Demand

Books in the Library

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