After the Civil War, Andrew Johnson was not removed from office, but Congress did what to him?

After the Civil War, Andrew Johnson was not removed from office, but Congress did what to him?

• A. Impeach
• B. Convict and remove
• C. Censure
• D. Disqualify from politics

Answer: (A)

Impeachment is the formal charge process used by the House to accuse a president of serious wrongdoing. After the Civil War, Andrew Johnson clashed with Congress over Reconstruction and he fired Edwin Stanton, which many lawmakers viewed as a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House voted to impeach him in 1868, charging him with high crimes and misdemeanors. The Senate then held a trial, but Johnson was not convicted by the required two-thirds majority, so he remained in office. The other options don’t fit because conviction and removal would require a Senate conviction, censure is only a formal rebuke with no removal, and disqualification from politics would come from separate action after a conviction.

Impeachment is the formal charge process used by the House to accuse a president of serious wrongdoing. After the Civil War, Andrew Johnson clashed with Congress over Reconstruction and he fired Edwin Stanton, which many lawmakers viewed as a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House voted to impeach him in 1868, charging him with high crimes and misdemeanors. The Senate then held a trial, but Johnson was not convicted by the required two-thirds majority, so he remained in office. The other options don’t fit because conviction and removal would require a Senate conviction, censure is only a formal rebuke with no removal, and disqualification from politics would come from separate action after a conviction.