| Abstract: | ABSTRACT The recent Impeachment Trial of President Clinton was of interest to social workers because the outcome might have some bearing on future social welfare policy initiatives and also due to the nature of the process itself. There was a striking difference between the partisan, rancorous debate in the House and the more collegial, dignified trial in the Senate. This essay applies 10 principles of large-group theory, particularly when there is social conflict, to the impeachment proceedings in an effort to understand the marked differences in the process between the two legislative chambers. |
