1.  After the impeachment process, how did Clinton's relationship with the public and his party change?
The relationship with his party and the public improved because the whole thing was perceived as a partisan attack on a political opponent.
2. What are differences between the investigations that led to the Clinton impeachment and the potential Trump impeachment?
The investigation around Clinton was centered around a report, but the one today is centered around events in real time as well as much more public, rather than a private affair.3. What trends in public opinion about impeachment occurred in the lead up to the formal announcement of impeachment by the House against President Clinton?
Public opinion supporting impeachment was on the rise right before impeachment but during it fell of sharply as support for him rose.4. What was the effect of the impeachment on the 1998 midterm elections for the Republicans?
Republicans lost seats during the midterms rather than gaining them as they usually would, and then lost the speakership.
5. How did Democrats vote about the impeachment inquiry compared to how they voted to actually impeach President Clinton?
Many more democrats voted to open impeachment than did to actually impeach him. 31 voted to open but only 5 to impeach.
6. How many Republicans in the Senate voted in support of President Clinton?
10 Republicans actually voted in support of the president.7.  What lessons about the 1998 impeachment might Democrats consider when deciding whether or not to impeach President Trump?
They should consider that it might me seen as a burly partisan attack it they tend to push too hard for only impeachment as well as public opinion against them might strengthen Republican opposition.8. How are the investigations in the Clinton and Trump impeachments different?
The investigations against Clinton were newer so they were perceived as just an excuse to impeach the president;however, the ones centered around the Mueller case have been given enough time to seem like evidence in a broader issue not just and excuse.9. How are the issues involved in the Clinton and Trump impeachments different?
The issues different is scale and publicity. Clintons affair was private and did not have much affect on  national security or the integrity of our laws; however,  what Mr. Trump has been accused of a very public events with serious repercussions.

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