He didn't violate it. He served the rest of the JFK term and then ran for his own.
The Tenure of Office Act was an act that prohibited the president from firing government officials without the Senate's approval and Johnson violated it by firing his secretary of war, Edwin Stanton over disagreements about Reconstruction.
He didn't violate it. He served the rest of the JFK term and then ran for his own.
He didn't violate it. He served the rest of the JFK term and then ran for his own.
President Andrew Johnson was impeached when he violated the Tenure of Office Act. The Tenure of Office Act was repealed in 1887.
The date was February, 1868; the action was the dismissal of Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War.
Tenure of Office Act
President Johnson tried to fire the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton to test the Tenure of Office Act.
He violated the tenure of office act
The act that prohibited the president from removing federal officials was the Tenure of Office Act.
he was impeached
he was impeached
he was impeached
President Johnson tried to fire the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton to test the Tenure of Office Act.