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The
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The picture on your right shows
the Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. He was accused
of "high crimes and misdemeanors". Impeachments trials
are held in the Senate with the Chief Justice of the
Unites States Supreme Court presiding. An
Impeachment trial is conducted in the same way as a
court with witnesses and cross-examinations.
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?
The reason
that Andrew Johnson was impeached was for his removal of
Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War and member of his
cabinet, in violation of the law called the
Tenure of Office Act.
Facts about the
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson and the events that led to
his impeachment trial.
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: Fact sheet and Timeline for kids
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Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 1:
President Abraham
Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865 and Vice
President Andrew Johnson assumed the role of President
of the United States at the end of the Civil War, as the
Reconstruction of the South was just beginning
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 2:
Andrew Johnson was a
Southern Democrat and, as such, had sympathies with the
Confederacy and granted pardons to ex-Confederates on a
large scale. He was inexperienced, a stubborn man with
little patience. The government consisted of many
radical Republicans and before long the President and
Congress were in conflict due to Reconstruction
Policies.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 3:
The radical
Republicans believed that the President was behaving too
leniently towards the Southern states who were
attempting to restore self-rule and passing state
laws referred to as the
Black
Codes. At the end of 1865, just six months after the
end of the Civil War Andrew Johnson declared the end of
Reconstruction.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 4:
The radical
Republicans were outraged and were determined to
establish a Congressional Reconstruction. The Southern
Democrat President and the radical Republicans were in
direct conflict and on a collision course that would end
with the Impeachment of the President.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 5:
The President further infuriated Congress by vetoing an
extension to the
Freedmen's Bureau
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 6:
Republicans passed the
Civil Rights Act of 1866
overriding the President's veto.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 7:
The radicals become more powerful by gaining a
two-thirds margin in the 1866 Congressional elections
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 8:
Congress develop plans for the reunification of the
South which will be referred to as Congressional
Reconstruction
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 9:
Congress passed the first of the
Reconstruction Acts, overriding the President's veto, which gave them military
and political control of the
Southern states.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 10:
The President replaces several generals who command the
5 military districts established by the Reconstruction
Acts
Continued...
30 Facts
about the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson for kids
30 Facts about the
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: Fact sheet and Timeline for kids
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continued below. The history of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson is told in a
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Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 11:
Congress passed the Tenure of
Office Act on March 2, 1867, overriding the
President's veto, to limit the President's powers and
prevent him dismissing radical Republicans from office.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 12:
The Tenure of Office Act
was also passed to stop the President interfering with
the Congressional plans for Reconstruction
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 13:
The Tenure of Office Act
forbids the President to remove any federal
office-holder appointed by at the Senate without the
further approval of the Senate
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 14:
The Tenure of Office Act
also provides that the President's cabinet should hold
office for the full term of the President plus one
month, subject to removal by the Senate
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 15:
The President is
furious regarding the Tenure of Office Act claiming it
is unconstitutional
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 16:
The President
continues to oppose congressional policy, and insists on
the removal of the radical Secretary of War, Edwin M.
Stanton, in defiance of the Tenure of Office Act .
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 17:
Edwin Stanton, as
Secretary of War, was an important member of the cabinet
and a firm supporter of the radical Republicans
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 18:
Edwin Stanton was in
open opposition to the policies of the President
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 19:
Edwin Stanton refused to move and barricaded himself in
his office claiming that the Tenure of Office Act
protected him.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 20:
Congress supported Edwin Stanton's claims asserting that
by suspending Edwin Stanton and removing him from his
cabinet without the consent of Congress, the President
Johnson had breached the Tenure of Office Act.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 21:
Congress started Impeachment Proceedings against the
President
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 22:
Impeachment is a
criminal proceeding against a public official requiring
formal documentation and Articles of impeachment
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 23:
It is the right of
the House of Representatives to impeach. It is the right
of the Senate to try and determine impeachments.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 24:
Constitution: The
Constitution of the United States refers to the process
of Impeachment in
Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 25:
On Monday, February
24, 1868, the House of Representatives resolved to
impeach Andrew Johnson of high crimes and misdemeanors
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 26:
On Monday the March
2, 1868, eleven articles of impeachment were agreed by the
House of Representatives.
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 27:
On March 2, 1868 the
Articles of Impeachment were presented to the Senate and
the grand inquest of the nation is set to begin
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 28:
March 30, 1868: The
impeachment trial of Johnson begins in the Senate
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 29:
May 16, 1868: The
Senate voted on the 11th Article of Impeachment and is
one vote short of the 2/3 majority needed to impeach the
President
Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson Fact 30:
May 26, 1868: The
final
vote was taken in the Senate on the second and third
Articles of Impeachment and Johnson was again acquitted.
The Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson is over.
30 Facts
about the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson for kids
Bill Clinton
Impeachment
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impeached presidents refer to the
Impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson for kids - President Andrew Johnson Video
This article provides an overview of one of the Important issues of his presidential term in office. The following video will give you additional important facts, history and dates about the political events experienced by the 17th American President whose presidency spanned from April 15, 1865 to March 4, 1869.
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