Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224) and index.
Contents
A rancorous partisan atmosphere -- Congressional guillotine -- Ignoring electoral outcomes : Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee -- Standing by their man : Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee -- House floor debate -- Herding cats to trial -- Conclusion : lessons learned -- Appendixes. Methodology ; Congressional time line : impeachment and trial ; President Clinton's response to questions by Chairman Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.) ; Articles I, II, III, and IV ; Senate vote on Article I : perjury ; Senate vote on Article II : obstruction of justice ; Quantifying the impeachment process.
