1) What were the main reasons that the Radical Republicans wanted to impeach President Andrew Johnson? 2) Was Johnson justified in dismissing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton? Why or why not? 3) Compare the impeachment trials of Johnson and President Bill Clinton: Describe the political climate of each trail. Do you see any similarities in the trials? What were the main differences? 4) If the Senate had voted to remove Johnson from office, do you think that would have had any long-term impact on the nation? Explain. 5) Read Senator Edmund Ross’s article, “Historic Moments: The Impeachment Trial.” What were Ross’s reasons for voting “not guilty”? Do you agree with those reasons or not? What do you think you would have done in the face of such intense pressure from your associates and the general public to vote a particular way?
