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Yes he WAS impeached. He avoided conviction and removal by one vote.
Impeachment is not conviction or removal. It is the official inquiry into high crimes and misdemeanors. Impeachment is the CHARGE of misconduct by the House, not the conviction and removal by the Senate.
, Andrew Jackson WAS impeached on February 24th, 1868.
Greg Schwartz
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∙ 12y agoThe official reason was his violation of a tenure in office law which he was charged with breaking when he fired his Secretary of War, Edward Stanton. There were a lot of people in Congress that wanted him out of office and were looking for some reason to get him out. He was unpopular because, like Lincoln , he did not want to punish the defeated southern states, but rather to take them back into the union as seamlessly as possible. Also he was from a former slave state, Tennessee and only held office because of Lincoln's assassination and , of course, he was no Lincoln.
To the second part of the question, I would say surely not in the sense that he was such a terrible administrator or derelict in his duties. But maybe he should have had a better political sense and seen that impeachment was coming if he did not make a better effort to placate the impeachment forces. Maybe there was nothing he could do but then, perhaps a president who by no real fault of his own is unable to lead effectively deserves to be impeached. If is fortunate that the Senate (just barely) had enough sense not convict him.
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∙ 12y agoReally guys? Andrew Johnson was not impeached! He went through the process, but never did get impeached buy one vote.
Greg Schwartz
I apologize. I typed Andrew Jackso by mistake. All the above is correct save that.
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Which reconstruction era president was impeached?
President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives, but not removed from office by the Senate.
Who was impeached but never removed from office?
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
Were andrew johnson and willian j clinton removed from office after being impeached?
No, they remained in office for the rest of their terms.
When President Andrew Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act he was?
President Andrew Johnson was impeached when he violated the Tenure of Office Act. The Tenure of Office Act was repealed in 1887.
What weaknesses did Andrew Johnson have while in office?
he was impeached
What president was impeached for defying the Tenure of Office Act?
Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 for violating the Tenure of Office Act. He was not removed from office. His defense questioned the constitutionality of the Act which was later rules unconstitutional.
Which two Presidents were impeached in the 19th 20th Centuries?
Andrew Johnson & Bill Clinton Neither Andrew Johnson or Bill Clinton were actually removed from office following the impeachment trials.
Who was the first president of the US impeached?
Andrew Johnson the second and only other one was Bill Clinton However, neither Johnson nor Clinton was actually removed from office, as the Senate failed to confirm the House's ruling.
Who are the two president who have been impeached but not removed from office?
Technically no American president has been impeached and subsequently removed from office. Andrew Johnson was impeached, but acquitted. Richard Nixon resigned before his likely impeachment. Bill Clinton was impeached, but not removed from office. Presidents impeached: * Andrew Johnson: impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate * William (Bill) Clinton: also impeached but acquitted. Therefore, there have been two impeached, none removed.
How many presidents were ever impeached?
Only two presidents have been impeached. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
Who was the only US President to be impeached but not removed from office?
Both Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached by the US House of Representatives, but acquitted (found not guilty of the charges) at trial in the Senate. Both were impeached, but neither was removed. President Nixon was on the verge of being impeached, but chose to resign rather than face charges.
Is your teacher right if she said Andrew Jackson was impeached?
No. Andrew Jackson was never impeached; a later President, Andrew Johnson was. Many people confuse impeachment with being removed from office. In reality, being impeached simply means the US House of Representatives voted to file charges, called Articles of Impeachment, against a government official. After someone is impeached he (or she) has the right to a trial in the Senate to determine whether he is guilty of the charges and should be removed from office. President Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives, but the Senate voted to acquit him (found him not guilty), so he remained in office until the end of his term.
