It was mainly because he fired Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War, which violated the Tenure of Office Act.
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On February 24, 1868, the House Judiciary Committee, lead by Thaddeus Stevens (PA), presented a resolution to the House of Representatives calling for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. The House, dominated by Radical Republicans, voted 126-47 (17 absent) in favor of impeachment.
House Judiciary Committee
Thaddeus Stevens
George S. Boutwell
John A. Bingham
C. T. Hulburd
John F. Farnsworth
F. C. Beaman
H. E. Paine
He tried to fire the secretary of war, Edwin stanton, in violation of the tenure of office act.
It means a trial of wrongdoings by the president. The senate and house vote to get president out of office before his term is up.
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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson.
This was Andrew Johnson. He was Lincoln's Vice President.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon
1867=Andrew Johnson
his impeachment
Andrew Johnson and John Kennedy
Johnson ignored the Tenure of Office Act.
Johnson ignored the Tenure of Office Act.
Two US Presidents were impeached by the House of Representatives. Andrew Johnson, and Bill Clinton. It is the Sentate who votes on whether or not the impeachment charges warrant removal of the President from office. Both Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were tried and acquitted by the Senate. No president has been removed from office by the Senate confirming the charges of impeachment. Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln was assassinated, was tried by the Senate in an impeachment proceeding, but was not removed from office. The Senate voted in his favor by a margin of only one vote.