How Did Andrew Johnson Impeachment
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
A devious man, with an end goal in mind, took the biggest risk to get what he wanted.
In 1864 Abraham Lincoln ran for President with Andrew Johnson as his running mate. Though they were in different political parties, Lincoln was impressed with the former Governor of Tennessee. Lincoln chose Johnson as his Vice President to gain support from the South. Johnson was a racist Democrat from North Carolina who became president in 1865 when Lincoln was assassinated. During his presidency Johnson was put on trial for impeachment. While in office he violated the Tenure of Office Act by replacing the Republican Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, chosen by Lincoln. After a grueling trial, Johnson was acquitted by one vote and is known as the first president in American history to have an impeachment trial
Andrew Johnson was a poor tailor's apprentice from North Carolina lacked a proper education. Surprisingly, Johnson acquired a talent for public speaking and debate, which aided in his quick rise to political power. First, …show more content…
I disagree. When I first started learning about Johnson I did have similar beliefs but as I dug deeper into his motives during his presidency I found out that he was pretty brilliant. The Tenure of Office Act did not serve any purpose besides weakening the president's power, Johnson thought of this as unconstitutional. He knew that there would have to be some drama in order to get this act tried in the supreme court which is why he broke the law in the first place. This was such an intelligent move on Johnson’s part. His plan ended up working because the Tenure of Office Act was tried in the supreme court and officially repealed in 1887. Though Johnson may not have been the nicest guy he was still extremely smart. I think Johnson was a great politician because he set out with an end goal in mind and his goal was
A devious man, with an end goal in mind, took the biggest risk to get what he wanted.
In 1864 Abraham Lincoln ran for President with Andrew Johnson as his running mate. Though they were in different political parties, Lincoln was impressed with the former Governor of Tennessee. Lincoln chose Johnson as his Vice President to gain support from the South. Johnson was a racist Democrat from North Carolina who became president in 1865 when Lincoln was assassinated. During his presidency Johnson was put on trial for impeachment. While in office he violated the Tenure of Office Act by replacing the Republican Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, chosen by Lincoln. After a grueling trial, Johnson was acquitted by one vote and is known as the first president in American history to have an impeachment trial
Andrew Johnson was a poor tailor's apprentice from North Carolina lacked a proper education. Surprisingly, Johnson acquired a talent for public speaking and debate, which aided in his quick rise to political power. First, …show more content…
I disagree. When I first started learning about Johnson I did have similar beliefs but as I dug deeper into his motives during his presidency I found out that he was pretty brilliant. The Tenure of Office Act did not serve any purpose besides weakening the president's power, Johnson thought of this as unconstitutional. He knew that there would have to be some drama in order to get this act tried in the supreme court which is why he broke the law in the first place. This was such an intelligent move on Johnson’s part. His plan ended up working because the Tenure of Office Act was tried in the supreme court and officially repealed in 1887. Though Johnson may not have been the nicest guy he was still extremely smart. I think Johnson was a great politician because he set out with an end goal in mind and his goal was