History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2303 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Acquittal
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The idea
In February nineteen ninety-nine the Senate acquitted Clinton: fifty senators voted to convict on obstruction of justice and forty-five on perjury, far short of the two-thirds needed.
In practice
Andrew Johnson's acquittal of unit one, by a single vote, the only earlier presidential trial.
Where people slip
Clinton completed his term.
Your place on the trail
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