impeachment trial of Samuel Chase
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The impeachment trial of Samuel Chase was an 1804–1805 U.S. Senate proceeding against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase that tested the limits of judicial independence and the scope of impeachment for federal judges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| impeachment of Samuel Chase | 1 |
| impeachment trial of Samuel Chase canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: impeachment trial of Samuel Chase Context triple: [Luther Martin, participantIn, impeachment trial of Samuel Chase]
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A.
impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was the 1868 political trial of the 17th U.S. president, reflecting fierce conflicts over Reconstruction policies and presidential versus congressional authority after the Civil War.
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B.
Bascom Affair
The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.
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C.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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D.
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors
The Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors was New York State’s highest appellate and impeachment court under its early constitutions, combining judicial review of lower court decisions with the power to try impeachments before being superseded in the 19th century.
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E.
first impeachment of Donald Trump
The first impeachment of Donald Trump was the 2019–2020 U.S. House and Senate proceeding that charged President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: impeachment trial of Samuel Chase Target entity description: The impeachment trial of Samuel Chase was an 1804–1805 U.S. Senate proceeding against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase that tested the limits of judicial independence and the scope of impeachment for federal judges.
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A.
impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was the 1868 political trial of the 17th U.S. president, reflecting fierce conflicts over Reconstruction policies and presidential versus congressional authority after the Civil War.
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B.
Bascom Affair
The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.
-
C.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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D.
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors
The Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors was New York State’s highest appellate and impeachment court under its early constitutions, combining judicial review of lower court decisions with the power to try impeachments before being superseded in the 19th century.
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E.
first impeachment of Donald Trump
The first impeachment of Donald Trump was the 2019–2020 U.S. House and Senate proceeding that charged President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate trial
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United States political event ⓘ historical event ⓘ impeachment trial ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| appliesToPart | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | one of the earliest impeachment trials of a U.S. Supreme Court justice ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
American constitutional law textbooks
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United States House of Representatives impeachment records ⓘ Office of the Historian of the United States Senate ⓘ
surface form:
United States Senate historical records
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| endTime | 1805 ⓘ |
| follows | impeachment of John Pickering ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Jeffersonian Republican opposition to Federalist judges
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charges of partisan conduct by Samuel Chase ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
establishment of precedent that judicial decisions alone are not impeachable offenses
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narrowing of the practical scope of impeachment for federal judges ⓘ strengthening of judicial independence in the United States ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Samuel Chase remained on the Supreme Court
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no Supreme Court justice has been removed by impeachment as of the early 21st century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
impeachment of Samuel Chase by the House of Representatives
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trial of Samuel Chase before the United States Senate ⓘ |
| location |
Senate chamber
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United States Capitol ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| participant |
House impeachment managers
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Samuel Chase ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ counsel for Samuel Chase ⓘ |
| pointInTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Senate vote on articles of impeachment
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acquittal of Samuel Chase ⓘ |
| startTime | 1804 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of American constitutional law
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scholarship on separation of powers in the United States ⓘ |
| topic |
Democratic-Republican Party
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Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
impeachment in the United States ⓘ judicial independence ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
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Subject: impeachment trial of Samuel Chase Description of subject: The impeachment trial of Samuel Chase was an 1804–1805 U.S. Senate proceeding against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase that tested the limits of judicial independence and the scope of impeachment for federal judges.
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impeachment of Samuel Chase