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Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson, the Glossary

During his presidency, Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, saw multiple efforts during his presidency to impeach him, culminating in his formal impeachment on February 24, 1868, which was followed by a Senate impeachment trial in which he was acquitted.^[1]

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Alcohol intoxication

Alcohol intoxication, also known in overdose as alcohol poisoning, commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, is the behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869.

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Andrew Johnson's drunk vice-presidential inaugural address

Andrew Johnson was drunk when he made his inaugural address as Vice President of the United States on March 4, 1865. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and Andrew Johnson's drunk vice-presidential inaugural address are 38th United States Congress.

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Articles of impeachment adopted against Andrew Johnson

Eleven articles of impeachment against United States President Andrew Johnson were adopted by the United States House of Representatives on March 2 and 3, 1868 as part of the impeachment of Johnson. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and articles of impeachment adopted against Andrew Johnson are impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater.

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Benjamin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts.

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Benjamin F. Loan

Benjamin Franklin Loan (October 4, 1819 – March 30, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, as well as a Missouri State Militia general in service to the Union during the American Civil War.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Call and response

Call and response is a form of interaction between a speaker and an audience in which the speaker's statements ("calls") are punctuated by responses from the listeners.

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Caucus

A caucus is a meeting or grouping of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.

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Charles Memorial Hamilton

Charles Memorial Hamilton (November 1, 1840 – October 22, 1875) was a US Representative from Florida.

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Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Civil Rights Act of 1866

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (enacted April 9, 1866, reenacted 1870) was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and Civil Rights Act of 1866 are 39th United States Congress.

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Civil war

A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).

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Conclusion of the American Civil War

The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox Court House, by General Robert E. Lee and concluded with the surrender of the CSS Shenandoah on November 6, 1865, bringing the hostilities of the American Civil War to a close.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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Conspiracy theory

A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable.

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Demagogue

A demagogue (from Greek δημαγωγός, a popular leader, a leader of a mob, from δῆμος, people, populace, the commons + ἀγωγός leading, leader), or rabble-rouser, is a political leader in a democracy who gains popularity by arousing the common people against elites, especially through oratory that whips up the passions of crowds, appealing to emotion by scapegoating out-groups, exaggerating dangers to stoke fears, lying for emotional effect, or other rhetoric that tends to drown out reasoned deliberation and encourage fanatical popularity.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Edwin Stanton

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and Edwin Stanton are impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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Federal impeachment in the United States

In the United States, federal impeachment is the process by which the House of Representatives charges the president, vice president, or another civil federal officer for alleged misconduct.

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Federal impeachment trial in the United States

In the United States, a federal impeachment trial is held as the second stage of the United States federal government's bifurcated (two-stage) impeachment process.

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Federal pardons in the United States

The president of the United States is authorized by the U.S. Constitution to grant a pardon for a federal crime.

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First impeachment inquiry into Andrew Johnson

The first impeachment inquiry against Andrew Johnson was launched by a vote of the United States House of Representatives on January 7, 1867, to investigate the potential impeachment of the President of the United States, Andrew Johnson. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and first impeachment inquiry into Andrew Johnson are 39th United States Congress and impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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Florida's at-large congressional district

Florida's at-large congressional district may refer to a few different occasions when a statewide at-large district was used for elections to the United States House of Representatives from Florida.

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Freedmen's Bureau bills

The Freedmen's Bureau bills provided legislative authorization for the Freedmen's Bureau (formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands), which was set up by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 as part of the United States Army.

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George F. Edmunds

George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented the state of Vermont in the United States Senate from 1866 to 1891.

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George S. Boutwell

George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 – February 27, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts.

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High crimes and misdemeanors

The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct by officials.

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House Republican Conference

The House Republican Conference is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives.

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Impeachment investigation

An impeachment investigation (also known as an “impeachment inquiry”) is an investigation or inquiry which takes place in relation to an impeachment or potential impeachment.

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Impeachment manager

An impeachment manager is a legislator appointed to serve as a prosecutor in an impeachment trial.

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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24, 1868, when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, for "high crimes and misdemeanors". Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and impeachment of Andrew Johnson are 1868 in American politics.

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Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson

The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, was held in the United States Senate and concluded with acquittal on three of eleven charges before adjourning ''sine die'' without a verdict on the remaining charges. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson are impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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Inquiry

An inquiry (also spelled as enquiry in British English) is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem.

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James Mitchell Ashley

James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist.

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John Bingham

John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American politician who served as a Republican representative from Ohio and as the United States ambassador to Japan.

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John C. Churchill

John Charles Churchill (January 17, 1821 – June 4, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

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John Covode

John Covode (March 17, 1808 – January 11, 1871) was an American businessman and abolitionist politician. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and John Covode are impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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John R. Kelso

John Russell Kelso (March 23, 1831 – January 26, 1891) was a nineteenth-century American politician, author, lecturer and school principal from Missouri.

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John T. Monroe

John Thompkins Monroe (May 6, 1822 – February 24, 1871) was an American politician who served as the 21st mayor of New Orleans from 1860 to 1862 and from 1866 to 1867, and as acting military mayor during the American Civil War from 1862 to 1863.

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Lame-duck session

A lame-duck session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begins.

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List of presidents of the United States

The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College.

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Lobbying

Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agencies or judiciary.

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Lyman Trumbull

Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who represented the state of Illinois in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1873.

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

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Massachusetts's 7th congressional district

Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in eastern Massachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of the city of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs.

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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.

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Missouri's 4th congressional district

Missouri's 4th congressional district comprises west-central Missouri.

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Missouri's 7th congressional district

Missouri's 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri.

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Moderate Republicans (Reconstruction era)

Moderate Republicans were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from the party's founding before the American Civil War in 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in the Compromise of 1877.

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National Anti-Slavery Standard

The National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, established in 1840 under the editorship of Lydia Maria Child and David Lee Child.

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National Intelligencer

The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser was a newspaper published in Washington, D.C., from October 30, 1800 until 1870.

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New Orleans Massacre of 1866

The New Orleans Massacre of 1866 occurred on July 30, when a peaceful demonstration of mostly Black Freedmen was set upon by a mob of white rioters, many of whom had been soldiers of the recently defeated Confederate States of America, leading to a full-scale massacre.

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Ohio General Assembly

The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Ohio's 16th congressional district

The 16th congressional district of Ohio is an obsolete United States congressional district last represented by Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R).

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Ohio's 18th congressional district

The 18th congressional district of Ohio is an obsolete congressional district last represented by Republican Bob Gibbs.

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Pardons for ex-Confederates

Both during and after the American Civil War, pardons for ex-Confederates were given by US Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and were usually extended for those who had served in the military above the rank of colonel or civilians who had exercised political power under the Confederate government.

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Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

Pennsylvania's twenty-first congressional district was a congressional district in northwestern Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

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Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the east central part of the state and encompasses all of Bradford, Columbia, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming counties, as well as parts of Berks, Luzerne, and Lycoming counties.

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Petition

A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity.

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Pinkerton (detective agency)

Pinkerton is a private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co. and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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President pro tempore of the United States Senate

The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the vice president.

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Probable cause

In United States criminal law, probable cause is the legal standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a suspected criminal and for a court's issuing of a search warrant.

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Radical Republicans

The Radical Republicans (later also known as "Stalwarts") were a political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854—some six years before the Civil War—until the Compromise of 1877, which effectively ended Reconstruction.

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Recess appointment

In the United States, a recess appointment is an appointment by the president of a federal official when the U.S. Senate is in recess.

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Remuneration

Remuneration is the pay or other financial compensation provided in exchange for an employee's services performed (not to be confused with giving (away), or donating, or the act of providing to).

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Richmond Examiner

The Richmond Examiner, a newspaper which was published before and during the American Civil War under the masthead of Daily Richmond Examiner, was one of the newspapers published in the Confederate capital of Richmond.

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Robert C. Schenck

Robert Cumming Schenck (October 4, 1809 – March 23, 1890) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom.

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Rufus P. Spalding

Rufus Paine Spalding (May 3, 1798 – August 29, 1886) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.

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Second impeachment inquiry into Andrew Johnson

The second impeachment inquiry against Andrew Johnson was an impeachment inquiry against United States President Andrew Johnson. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and second impeachment inquiry into Andrew Johnson are 1868 in American politics and impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

The second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States took place on Saturday, March 4, 1865, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 20th inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and final term of Abraham Lincoln as president and only term of Andrew Johnson as vice president.

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Select or special committee (United States Congress)

A select or special committee of the United States Congress is a congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee.

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Stump speech

A political stump speech is a standard speech used by a politician running for office.

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Suffrage

Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote).

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Supermajority

A supermajority (also called supra-majority, supramajority, qualified majority, or special majority) is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority.

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Swing Around the Circle

Swing Around the Circle is the nickname for a speaking campaign undertaken by U.S. President Andrew Johnson between August 27 and September 15, 1866, in which he tried to gain support for his obstructionist Reconstruction policies and for his preferred candidates (mostly Democrats) in the forthcoming midterm Congressional elections. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and Swing Around the Circle are 1866 in American politics.

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Table (parliamentary procedure)

In parliamentary procedure, the verb to table has the opposite meaning in the United States from that of the rest of the world.

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Tariff

A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods.

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Tenure of Office Act (1867)

The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law, in force from 1867 to 1887, that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and Tenure of Office Act (1867) are 39th United States Congress and impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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Thaddeus Stevens

Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Thomas Williams (Pennsylvania politician)

Thomas S. Williams (August 28, 1806 – June 16, 1872) was a Republican United States Representative from Pennsylvania.

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Timeline of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson became the first president of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives on February 24, 1868 after he acted to dismiss Edwin Stanton as secretary of war in disregard for the Tenure of Office Act. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and Timeline of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson are impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Department of the Treasury

The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department.

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United States House Committee on Territories

The United States House Committee on Territories was a committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1825 to 1946 (19th to 79th Congresses).

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United States House Committee on the Judiciary

The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States House Select Committee on Reconstruction

The House Select Committee on Reconstruction was a select committee which existed the United States House of Representatives during the 40th and 41st Congresses with a focus related to the Reconstruction Acts.

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United States Secretary of War

The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration.

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United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, informally known as the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of 21 U.S. senators whose role is to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ), consider executive and judicial nominations, and review pending legislation.

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Veto

A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.

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Veto power in the United States

In the United States, the president can use the veto power to prevent a bill passed by the Congress from becoming law.

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Wendell Phillips

Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.

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Zachariah Chandler

Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, and one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist.

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1864 United States presidential election

The 1864 United States presidential election was the 20th quadrennial presidential election.

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1866 United States elections

The 1866 United States elections occurred in the middle of National Union/Democratic President Andrew Johnson's term, during the Third Party System and Reconstruction.

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1868 impeachment managers investigation

On May 16, 1868, the United States House of Representatives authorized the impeachment managers (prosecutors) of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson to conduct into possible "improper or corrupt means" to influence the vote of members of the United States Senate in the impeachment trial.

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39th United States Congress

The 39th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and 39th United States Congress are 1866 in American politics and 1867 in American politics.

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40th United States Congress

The 40th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson and 40th United States Congress are 1867 in American politics and 1868 in American politics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Andrew_Johnson

Also known as Impeachment proceedings against Johnson, Impeachment resolutions introduced against Andrew Johnson, List of impeachment resolutions introduced against Andrew Johnson, Movement to impeach Andrew Johnson.

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1866 in American politics

1867 in American politics

1868 in American politics

38th United States Congress

39th United States Congress

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

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