Constitution Daily Blog
Article I, Section 3
House moves forward with presidential impeachment process
On Thursday, the House of Representative formally advanced impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after rules were…
Early impeachment trials dealt with familiar issues
What type of misbehavior rises to the level of impeachment charges and trials in Congress? The first three impeachment proceedings…
The House’s role in the impeachment inquiry process
On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry would be made against President Donald Trump into…
Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?
Today marks the anniversary of the passing of Andrew Johnson, perhaps the most-criticized president in American history.
On this day in 1856: Violence on the U.S. Senate floor
A nearly fatal beating on the U.S. senate floor on this day in 1856 was another step toward a Civil War five years later. The…
How midterm elections have changed Congress since 1946
Today, Americans are heading to the polls for midterm elections, where the entire House and 35 Senate seats will be up for grabs.…
Senators should serve for life, and other election ideas from the Founders
Today, Americans will vote in elections around the country. But did you know if alternative ideas from the Founders were used…
Can a Senator serve in Congress after a conviction in court?
As the Robert Menendez trial winds down, the New Jersey congressional caucus faces an odd scenario if the Senator is convicted of…
Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?
In a new Vanity Fair article, the magazine claims former White House adviser Steve Bannon warned President Donald Trump that his…
What the Founders thought about impeachment and the President
One of the most hotly debated clauses in the Constitution deals with the removal of federal government officials through the…
