May 7 – May 11, 2018

Weekly Assignment for ACT Prep

DAILY:
1. Edgenuity Subject
2. Edgenuity Writing
3. Project 2: Impeachment

Project 2:
Objectives:
Students who participate in this project will:

1. Study the impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson,

Richard Nixon, and William Clinton, comparing and contrasting the
individual cases, and deciding whether, in each case, the presidential
behavior rose to the level of "Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes
and Misdemeanors." ????
2. Apply information from one text to another text to develop a
persuasive argument “FOR” or “AGAINST” impeachment for
President Trump.

Procedures:
1. Review the document “An Overview of the Impeachment
Process”

2. Complete the worksheet “Presidential Impeachment”. Follow

all directions.
Due Monday April 30, 2018.15pts.
3. Analyze, study and review the impeachment cases of:
President Andrew Johnson
President Richard Nixon President,
William “Bill” Clinton

4. Compile/type a "brief" on each case (Johnson, Nixon, & Clinton)

including (but not limited to) the following elements: (The templet
for a brief is on the class website.)
Background of the case
Societal factors at work in the case
Important "actors" in the case: names and descriptions
of roles
Popular conceptions of the case
Political dimensions of the case
Resolution of the caseincluding its conclusions about
whether or not impeachment proceedings had been justified.
Print your brief and turn-in.
Due Monday, May 7, 2018.25pts.

5. Read the following news articles about President Trump.

Who Would the Founders Impeach? Can Donald Trump Be
Impeached? How easy is it for Donald Trump to be
impeached? Forget About Impeaching
Trump Commentary: Impeachment might not be the wisest course

6. Research three (3) other news articles about President Trump

and his possible impeachment.

7. Type a nine(9) paragraph persuasive argument essay “FOR”

or “AGAINST” impeachment of President Trump. Upload you
essay to Assignment on the class website. Make sure to cite
your text that you use and include a cite information page.
Due Monday, MAY 14, 2018.60pts.