Impeachment Lesson: Trump and the January 6th Insurrection

Following the riot at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, Donald Trump was impeached for inciting an insurrection. The dramatic proceedings were carried out during the final days of his presidency and into the beginning of Joe Biden’s term in office.

The students will use this event as a backdrop to learn about the Presidential Impeachment process in Congress.

This lesson takes approximately 80-90 minutes. If splitting the lesson between two 45 minute class periods, then the first day should cover step 1, step 2, and the students should be able to start step 3. On the second day, the students should finish the questions and leave enough time for a discussion about the answers at the end of the class period.