An Act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affectedOffice |
cabinet members
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Tenure_of_Office_Act
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1867
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| gptkbp:declaredUnconstitutionalBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1926 |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
central to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to restrict the power of the President to remove certain officeholders without the approval of the Senate
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
1887 |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tenure_of_Office_Act
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
An Act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices
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