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It is March, 1834 and Andrew Jackson, the seventh
president of the United States, is in danger of being impeached by
the House of Representatives for assuming powers not conferred to
the chief executive by the Constitution. If convicted by the
Senate, Jackson will be forced to resign and his vice president,
Martin Van Buren, will assume the presidency.
The House will debate the following THREE ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT:
1.
President Jackson has violated the
separation of
powers in his actions to destroy the Bank
of the
United States.
2.
President Jackson violated states' rights in
his dealings
with South Carolina in the
nullification crisis.
3. President Jackson violated laws, treaties, and
Supreme
Court orders in his dealings
with Native
Americans. |
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