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Andrew Johnson had a very contentious relationship with a Radical Republican Congress. He was charged with not following proper procedure by violating the Tenure of Office Act, when he fired Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War. This became of the first impeachment of an American president.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoAndrew Johnson had been Abraham Lincoln's vice President and he became President only as a result of the assassination of Lincoln. Many people regarded this as a kind of coup d'etat, or illegitimate seizure of power, because Johnson was from the defeated South, and it seemed wrong that a Southerner should gain the Presidency by means of assassination, even though Johnson himself was not the assassin.
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Who was the first us president to have an impeachment trial?
Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson
Who was president during the first impeachment resolution?
Andrew Johnson
Congress authorized an official impeachment investigation of what president?
Andrew Johnson.
Which us president avoided impeachment by one vote?
This was Andrew Johnson. He was Lincoln's Vice President.
When did Andrew Johnson go through impeachment process?
in 1867
When was Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial?
February 24, 1868.
Who were the two presidents tried for impeachment?
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached.
Who were the only two president to have gone through the entire impeachment process?
Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon
What was one important event that happened during your presidency about Andrew Johnson?
Johnson's impeachment was very important.
What president was the first against whom an impeachment attempt was made?
Andrew Johnson
What was directly linked to the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson?
Tenure of Office Act.
Who casted the deciding vote for Andrew Johnson's impeachment in his favor?
edmund ross
