According to the quotation, Stevens believes that Johnson should be removed from office because Johnson refused to enforce laws and violated his oath of office.
Use the quotation to answer the following question: According to the quotation, why does Stevens believe that Johnson should be removed from office?
“When Andrew Johnson took upon himself the duties of his high office he swore to obey the Constitution and take care that the laws be faithfully executed. That, indeed, is and has always been the chief duty of the President of the United States. The duties of legislation and adjudicating [making a judgment on] the laws of his country fall in no way to his lot. To obey the commands of sovereign power of the nation, and to see that others should obey them, was his whole duty—a duty which he could not escape, and any attempt to do so would be in direct violation of his official oath…”
—Thaddeus Stevens, Closing Remarks in the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson, 1868
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Because Johnson made laws without Congress
Because Johnson made laws without Congress
Because Johnson refused to enforce laws and violated his oath of office
Because Johnson refused to enforce laws and violated his oath of office
Because Johnson disagreed with the Supreme Court
Because Johnson disagreed with the Supreme Court
Because Johnson did not follow the Constitution properly
Because Johnson did not follow the Constitution properly
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