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Why did Vice President Andrew Johnson become President after President Lincoln was assassinated?
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Paragraph 6 of Section 1 of Article II of the United States Constitution says: "In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President..."
(Note that the 25th Amendment made some changes to how this part of the Constitution operates, but it was not ratified until more than a century after President Lincoln's death.)
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∙ 6y agoJohnson was vice-president under Lincoln. If the president dies in office, the VP becomes president.
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Who ran for vice president with Lincoln in in 1864?
Andrew Johnson was then consequently the vice president, and after that, when Lincoln was assassinated, we was the president himself.
Who was after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson, who was President Lincoln's Vice President, when he was assassinated.
Who was the vice president sworn into office after president Lincoln was shot?
Andrew Johnson was Lincoln's Vice-President. When Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson became President. He only served the uncompleted term of Lincoln, 1865-1869.
Which President did Andrew Johnson succeed?
Andrew Johnson succeeded Abraham Lincoln, after Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
Andrew Johnson replaced President Lincoln?
Yes, after Lincoln was assassinated, Andrew Johnson replaced him and served from 1865-1869.
What vice president of Lincoln became president?
Andrew Johnson became the president when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Who become American president after the assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
Who was Andrew Johnson assassinated by?
Andrew Johnson's predecessor Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Booth. Johnson was not assassinated.
Who took over as president of the United states when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
When Lincoln died, his Vice-President, Andrew Johnson became President.
Who begame president after Abraham lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson was the next president after Abe Lincoln was shot Andrew Johnson was the 17th president.
What are president Abraham Lincoln and vice president Andrew Johnson doing?
They were doing the Reconstruction planning. When Abraham Lincoln got assassinated, Andrew Johnson took over.
Whose death made Andrew Johnson the President?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, making Vice President Johnson the president.
