40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

Trista - May 26, 2019

40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)
Most governments were monarchies when the US was founded. Capodopere2019.

39. Governments Did Not Have an Impeachment Process

At the time of the founding of the United States, most countries were monarchies. They were headed by kings and queens, who passed the office of head of state on to their sons (or sometimes daughters). As such, there was little that could be done to remove an ineffective leader from office. The Founders wanted to make sure that the United States lived by a different code.

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