Abstract
Middle and high school social studies teachers in 48 states were surveyed to learn if and how they taught about the impeachment of President Clinton. Those who taught about the impeachment felt confident in handling the material and were positive about the experience. Some expressed an obligation to students or a requirement to teach the topic as a necessity of being a teacher of social studies. Most who taught about impeachment stressed the process and legal concepts or made historical comparisons with previous presidential impeachments. Most teachers who chose not to teach about the impeachment did so because the topic was not related to the content emphasis of their course or because they believed the personal issues in the case were not appropriate for the age group they taught. Questions and implication for the social studies curriculum, current issues, and the media are discussed.
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