Why did the house vote to impeach Johnson?

Answer 1

The ostensible reason the Radical Republicans wanted to impeach President Johnson was because he attempted to fire Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton over disagreements about Reconstruction. Stanton was supposed to be protected by the Tenure of Office Act Congress passed in 1867, that prevented the President from removing from office anyone appointed with and by the "advice and consent" of the Senate. Johnson considered the law unconstitutional and ignored it.

The US Supreme Court eventually agreed with Johnson in Myers v. United States, 272 US 52 (1926) when the Taft Court held the President has exclusive power to remove executive branch officials without the consent of the Senate or any other legislative body. In retrospect, the Court determined the impeachment proceedings against Johnson constitutionally invalid, but that was not part of the holding in Myers.

Answer 2

The house claimed that Johnson had done a number of things wrong but truth is the only true reason they could find to impeach him was he had fired one of his republican cabinet members and the radical republicans feared that he would fire all of his republican member including the sectary of state who was a spy for the radical republicans in congress. congress passed an unaided law saying the president could not fire cabinet members during their term and then claimed that Johnson had broken that law. Johnson was then tried and was not found guilty do to the fact that to other the law seemed silly and Johnson promised to let congress take more control of Washington

Answer 3

President Johnson pardoned all Confederate Solders below the rank of commissioned officer. The House wanted to punish the Confederate Solders. Since they lost the opportunity to be vindictive against the Confederate Solders, they took their frustration on President Johnson.

Answer 4

The House of Representatives was controlled by Radical Republicans, who disagreed with Johnson's moderate plan for Reconstruction. Therefore, the Radical Republicans impeached Johnson to remove him from office so they could have a president who would support their plan for Reconstruction.

Answer 5

It was mainly because he fired Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War, which violated the Tenure of Office Act.

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Answer 6

He never was impeached. That was President Jackson but he won.