Library Home Page > Research Topics impeachment This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about impeachment.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about impeachment, materials in the library catalog about impeachment, websites relevant to impeachment, and links to library databases that contain information about impeachment.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  In addition to the terms listed below for searching the library catalog, we think the following terms will help with your research about impeachment: impeachment U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 4 censure Bob Woodward Carl Bernstein Kenneth Starr Monica Lewinsky Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog related to impeachment We have the following materials in the library catalog related to impeachment: impeachments trials impeachment political ethics Johnson, Andrew Nixon, Richard M Watergate Chase, Samuel Clinton, Bill impeachment administrative responsibilities Back to top of page Websites on impeachment The following websites will help you with your research on impeachment: Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and Practice This House of Representatives Judiciary Committee site is useful for explaining impeachment authority, responsibilities, and procedures, all in a straightforward manner: "The impeachment process provides a mechanism for removal of the President, Vice President, and other federal civil officers found to have engaged in 'treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.' The Constitution places the responsibility and authority to determine whether to impeach and to draft articles of impeachment in the hands of the House of Representatives. A number of means have been used to trigger the House's investigation, but the ultimate decision in all instances as to whether or not impeachment is appropriate rests with the House. "  The site also gives the constitutional basis for impeachment and a history of key impeachment cases. Cornell University Legal Information Institute Backgrounder on Impeachment Another site offering basic explanations of impeachment, including "the process in a nutshell". New York Times Documents: Clinton Impeachment Trial An extensive website offering links to many important documents inthe Clinton impeachment, including the Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's  Report, the White House rebuttals, Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones testimonies, and many other significant documents. The presentation is in a reverse chronological order from February 1998 to February 1999, when President Clinton was acquitted by the Senate. The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Outlines and discusses the arguments involved in the 1867-1868 impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to impeachment The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to impeachment.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Military and Government Collection Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 350 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 450 titles. Oxford Reference: Military History Dictionaries and reference titles on military history. Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890-1982 Comprehensive indexing of general-interest periodicals. Coverage includes the years 1890 through 1982. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. Philosophy and Religion Collection Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals. Researched and evaluated by: ap 5/2/02 Back to top of page