President Andrew Johnson was impeached because he had violated A. the Tenure of Office Act. This law was enacted to restrict the power of the president to remove certain officeholders without the Senate's approval. Johnson's removal of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton was seen as a violation of this act.
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached after he removed Secretary of War Edwin Stanton from office without first getting approval from the Senate. President Johnson was impeached because he had violated which law?
A.
the Tenure of Office Act
B.
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
C.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
D.
the Morrill Act
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