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President Andrew Johnson ignored the provisions of the Tenure of Office Act.
Under the terms of the act, the President needed Senate approval to remove certain officials from office. President Johnson tried to fire Edwin Stanton, the last Radical Republican in his cabinet. The House voted to charge Johnson with wrongdoing in office, for trying to fire Stanton.
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What happened when Johnson vetoed radical reconstructions laws?
congress passed the acts over his veto
What incident caused the clash between congress and Johnson?
Johnson's veto of the bill to extend the Freedmen's Bureau.
What did the south do that caused congress and the north to challenge Johnson's reconstruction plan?
just becuse they did not like echother
Who did president Andrew Johnson believe caused the civil war?
Rich planter elite
How did congress react to Johnson vetoes of radical republican bills in 1866?
In 1866 President Johnson made the bold move to veto the extension of the Freedman Bureau. This caused the radical Republicans to, for the first time ever, over turn the Presidents veto.
What specific event caused President Johnson to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson was impeached after he fired Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, violating the Tenure of Office Act.
The 1957 launching of sputnik caused congress to what?
it caused congress to increase spending on teaching science and mathematics
How would Lincoln assassination change the direction of Reconstruction?
He had a plan on how to accomplish what was needed and when he died his plan died with him. Andrew Johnson inherited the plan, but he was in a politically weak position which caused problems.
What were the damages from Andrew hurricane?
Andrew caused about $26.5 billion in damage
How did president Andrew Jackson misuse the Constitutional system of checks and balances?
President Lincoln had a Republican Congress that acted...well, like Republicans. Whether one thinks acting like a Republican is a good thing or a bad one is not the issue here. Lincoln had two vice-presidents. Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, was one of them. After Lincoln was assassinated, Congress passed over Johnson's veto the Tenure of Office Act, which prohibited a president from firing any cabinet officer appointed by the last president without the consent of Congress. Johnson removed the secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, in violation of the Tenure of Office Act. This caused the Republicans in Congress to try to remove President Johnson.
What caused hurricane Andrew?
It caused aouut 40.7 billion dollars of damage.
Did Senate convict Andrew Johnson?
Of political differences with the Congress, certainly. But of high crimes and misdemeanors as required by the Constitution, no. The Supreme Court decision 58 years later in the case of Myers vs United States finally vindicated Johnson's position that the Tenure of Office Act was unconstitutional.In any event, Johnson was lucky enough that he avoided conviction in the unfriendly Senate by one vote. His position as a Southern Democrat aided Lincoln's reelection in 1864, but caused political turmoil when he succeeded to the Presidency on Lincoln's death.
