Congress
Arguments about the status and authority of Congress vis-à-vis
the President as it relates to the impeachment process. |
Conspiracy
Arguments that the President was guilty of conspiracy to
obstruct Congress or the law. |
Constitution
Arguments about the role of the Constitution and the Supreme
Court in the impeachment process. |
Corruption
Arguments about the alleged misuse of Presidential authority
by Johnson for personal gain. |
Crime/Violation of the Law
Arguments about the Presidents alleged violation of
federal law in the impeachment process. |
Evidence
Arguments about the necessity and extent of evidence of
official misdeeds by the President. |
Individual
Arguments Against Impeachment
Arguments made by defenders of President Johnson as to why he should
not be impeached. |
Individual Arguments For Impeachment
Arguments made by opponents of President Johnson as to
why he should be impeached. |
Lincoln
Presidency
Arguments about how the transition from the Lincoln
administration to the Johnson administration related to Johnsons impeachment. |
Moral
Judgment
Arguments about how morality relates to Presidential impeachment. |
Motivation
Arguments about the motivations underlying the actions of the
President and his political opponents. |
National Considerations
Arguments about the degree and extent to which vital national
interests should play a role in impeachment considerations. |
New Orleans Riot
Arguments about whether Johnsons alleged complicity
in the New Orleans Riot of 1866 was an impeachable offense or not. |
Opinion
Arguments about the role that public opinion (domestic,
foreign, and journalistic) plays in the impeachment process. |
Other Options/Outcomes
Arguments offering or warning about options or outcomes
other than impeachment. |
Partisanship
Arguments about how partisan politics affects the
impeachment process. |
Personal Conduct of the President
Arguments about the role of the Presidents personal
behavior in the impeachment process. |
Political Expediency/Wisdom
Arguments about the role that pragmatic politicsthe
art of the possibleplays in the impeachment process. |
Presidential Amnesty Order and
Reopening The Registry
Arguments about how Johnsons amnesty of former
Confederates and his policy change regarding the voter registry were related to the
impeachment process. |
Presidential Appointive Power
Arguments about the extent and use of the Presidential
power of appointment under the Constitution as it relates to the impeachment process. |
Presidential Cabinet
Arguments about the authority of the Cabinet under the
Constitution and vis-à-vis the President and Congress. |
Presidential Removal Power
Arguments about the extent and use of the Presidential
power of removal under the Constitution as it relates to the impeachment process. |
Separation of Powers
Arguments about how the Constitutional theory of the
independence of the three branches of the federal government relates to the impeachment
process. |
Speech
Arguments about how various types of public speech relate
to the impeachment process. |
Statesmanship
Arguments about statesmanship in the impeachment process. |
Tenure of Office Act
Arguments about the nature of this Congressional act and
how its breach by President Johnson related to the impeachment process. |