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2 - American Impeachments before 1787

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2023

Frank O. Bowman III
Frank O. Bowman III
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Columbia
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Traces migration of impeachment from Great Britain to British North American colonies. Summarizes impeachment proceedings in colonies before American Revolution. Catalogues the impeachment provisions of the constitutions of the newly independent American states from 1776-1788, and describes use of impeachment by the states prior to enactment of U.S. Constitution.

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colonial impeachmentcorporate coloniesproprietary coloniesroyal coloniesWilliam MoorePeter Oliverearly state constitutionsmaladministrationstate criminalscorruption
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High Crimes and Misdemeanors
A History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump
 , pp. 41 - 72
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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