Was president Andrew Johnson impeached and forced from office?

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No, you have that backwards. Impeachment always begins in the House of Representatives; if a simple majority of the House votes for impeachment, the official proceeds to trial in the Senate. That is how President Johnson's impeachment worked, too.

Answer 2

No. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached (had charges filed against them) by the US House of Representatives. They were both found not guilty at their Senate trials, so neither was removed from office.

Answer 3

Yes and No. The House of Representative is the only chamber of Congress that can bring articles of impeachment against a government official. If the House votes to impeach, which means "indict or charge," then the official proceeds to trial in the Senate, where he (or she) is either convicted or acquitted.

Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives on February 24, 1868, but was acquitted by a single vote in the Senate. So yes, he was impeached (charged with wrongdoing), but only by the House of Representatives, not by the entire Congress. And no, since the Senate failed to convict (found guilty) the President, he was not removed from office.

President Johnson served out the remained of his term and left office on March 4, 1869.

Remember, when referring to the Legislative branch, that Congress is a collective term for both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Each has a role in the impeachment and trial process, but only the House of Representatives can impeach (not Congress, as a whole). This is a subtle, but important, distinction.

Answer 4

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Andrew Johnson was impeached (accused of a crime by Congress), but like Bill Clinton, was never convicted, so remained in office.

While the accusation of impeachment was due to his violationg the Tenure of Office Act, the real reason was that the radical Republicans wanted him out of office. Johnson was considered a "Southern sympathizer" and was at odds with the Republican Congress because they did not agree with his Reconstruction plans after the Civil War.

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Yes. Andrew Johnson was really attempted to impeache by the House of Representatives on February 24, 1868. Impeachment only presents charges against a government official; in order to remove someone from office, the impeached official must also be convicted at a Senate trail. President Johnson wasn't convicted because the Senate was one vote short of the two-thirds super majority required.

Andrew Johnson was impeached, but not convicted. He served out the remained of his term and left office on March 4, 1869.

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