Why was Johnson impeached?

Answer 1

President Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act, but never removed from office.

The Tenure of Office Act prohibited the President from firing any official who had been placed in office with the "advice and consent" of the Senate unless the Senate also approved the removal.

President Johnson wanted to replace Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, whom Lincoln had appointed Secretary of War in 1862. Stanton had informed the President that the military chain of command had been changed, and that the Southern military leaders would henceforth answer only to Congress, and not the President.

In August 1867, Johnson responded by attempting to fire Stanton and replace him with Ulysses S. Grant, but the Senate supported Stanton and refused to confirm Grant's appointment and reinstated Stanton against the President's wishes. In February 1868, Johnson appointed Lorenzo Thomas as the new Secretary of War and ordered the Southern military leaders to report directly to him.

Stanton refused to step down, instead barricading himself in his office where he lived for three days until the House of Representatives brought eleven Articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson for "high crimes and misdemeanors," among them violating the Tenure of Office Act in defiance of the Senate. Other charges included violating the Command of the Army Act and libeling Congress with "inflammatory and scandalous harangues."

Johnson was impeached by a vote of 126-47, but was acquitted by a single vote at his Senate removal trial.

Answer 2

President Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act, but never removed from office.

The Tenure of Office Act prohibited the President from firing any official who had been placed in office with the "advice and consent" of the Senate unless the Senate also approved the removal.

President Johnson wanted to replace Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, whom Lincoln had appointed Secretary of War in 1862. Stanton had informed the President that the military chain of command had been changed, and that the Southern military leaders would henceforth answer only to Congress, and not the President.

In August 1867, Johnson responded by attempting to fire Stanton and replace him with Ulysses S. Grant, but the Senate supported Stanton and refused to confirm Grant's appointment and reinstated Stanton against the President's wishes. In February 1868, Johnson appointed Lorenzo Thomas as the new Secretary of War and ordered the Southern military leaders to report directly to him.

Stanton refused to step down, instead barricading himself in his office where he lived for three days until the House of Representatives brought eleven Articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson for "high crimes and misdemeanors," among them violating the Tenure of Office Act in defiance of the Senate. Other charges included violating the Command of the Army Act and libeling Congress with "inflammatory and scandalous harangues."

Johnson was impeached by a vote of 126-47, but was acquitted by a single vote at his Senate removal trial.

Answer 3

the congress didn't like him much because of choices he made

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Well that is vague

There were many reasons but the main one was... He fired the Secretary of War without the approval of the senate.

In 1868, Andrew Johnson impeachment was a result of political conflict and the rupture of ideologies in the aftermath of the American Civil War. It rose from uncompromised beliefs and a contest for power in a nation stuggling with reunity.

Answer 4

The House Judiciary Committee originally attempted, and failed, to impeach President Johnson on vague charges in August 1867. They succeeded at impeaching him on eleven articles (primarily violations of the Tenure of Office Act) in February 1868.

Answer 5

The House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson on February 24, 1868 on eleven articles impeachment, the most important of which was several counts of violating the Tenure of Office Act.

Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presided over the Senate trial that began on March 5, 1868. On May 16, 1868, the Senate made three attempts to vote Johnson out of office, but failed 35-19 - just one vote short of conviction - each time. Johnson was acquitted and completed his term as President in 1869.

Answer 6

President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives in February 1868, but acquitted at his Senate trial in May 1868. The House Judiciary Committee originally attempted to bring articles of impeachment against Johnson in 1867, but was unsuccessful.

Answer 7

President Johnson was impeached in the House of Representatives, in the House Chamber of the Capitol Building, in Washington, DC.

Answer 8

President of what country? In America president Johnson was not removed from office

Answer 9

April 1st 1868