|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:event
|
|
gptkbp:can_impeach
|
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
11 articles
Started in House Judiciary Committee
|
|
gptkbp:conducted
|
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
|
|
gptkbp:court
|
gptkb:William_M._Evarts
|
|
gptkbp:criminal_charge
|
Violation of the Tenure of Office Act
|
|
gptkbp:election_result
|
35-19 in Senate
|
|
gptkbp:followed_by
|
gptkb:Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton
|
|
gptkbp:historical_context
|
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
|
|
gptkbp:historical_impact
|
Set precedent for future impeachments
|
|
gptkbp:historical_significance
|
First major constitutional crisis
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
First impeachment of a U. S. president
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_aftermath
|
Political ramifications
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_articles_focus
|
Presidential overreach
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_arguments
|
Constitutional interpretation
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_conclusion
|
Acquittal by one vote
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_duration
|
11 weeks
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_historical_analysis
|
Subject of many studies
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_historical_context
|
Post-Civil War America
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_implications
|
Set stage for future political conflicts
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_legacy
|
Foundation for future impeachment discussions
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_location
|
gptkb:U._S._Senate_Chamber
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_media_coverage
|
Extensive coverage
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_outcome_analysis
|
Considered a failure for Republicans
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_political_analysis
|
Debated by historians
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_presided_by
|
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Salmon_P._Chase
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_public_perception
|
Highly publicized
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_significance
|
Tested checks and balances
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_trial_witnesses
|
Various government officials
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment_vote_date
|
February 24, 1868
|
|
gptkbp:impeachment's_legacy
|
Influenced future impeachment proceedings
|
|
gptkbp:influenced_by
|
gptkb:Radical_Republicans
|
|
gptkbp:involves
|
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
|
|
gptkbp:johnson's_impeachment_opponents
|
Moderate Republicans
|
|
gptkbp:johnson's_impeachment_outcome
|
Not removed from office
|
|
gptkbp:johnson's_impeachment_supporters
|
gptkb:Radical_Republicans
|
|
gptkbp:johnson's_political_party
|
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
|
gptkbp:johnson's_presidency
|
1865-1869
|
|
gptkbp:location
|
gptkb:United_States
|
|
gptkbp:outcome
|
Acquitted
|
|
gptkbp:preceded_by
|
gptkb:Civil_War
|
|
gptkbp:public_perception
|
gptkb:Divided
|
|
gptkbp:related_to
|
Andrew Johnson's policies
|
|
gptkbp:resulted_in
|
Political controversy
|
|
gptkbp:senate_trial_end_date
|
May 26, 1868
|
|
gptkbp:senate_trial_start_date
|
March 5, 1868
|
|
gptkbp:significance
|
First time a U. S. president was impeached
|
|
gptkbp:trial_conducted_by
|
gptkb:Senate
|
|
gptkbp:year
|
1868
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:First_Impeachment_Trial
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
4
|