Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:case_analysis political accountability
gptkbp:concluded_on Senate vote
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Chief_Justice_Salmon_P._Chase
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:Animation
gptkbp:historical_event shaped future governance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson
gptkbp:influenced future impeachment proceedings
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:involved_articles_of_impeachment 11 articles
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of American political history
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:historical_analysis
American law courses
gptkbp:is_based_on violation of the Tenure of Office Act
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_reflected_in post-Civil War tensions
gptkbp:is_significant_for presidential power
gptkbp:is_tested_for the impeachment process
gptkbp:landmark U. S. history
gptkbp:notable_case witness testimonies
legal arguments
future presidents
widely publicized
historically significant.
high crimes and misdemeanors
tested the limits of presidential power
the legality of presidential actions
gptkbp:notable_event Civil Rights
the history of the U. S. Senate
gptkbp:occurs_in 1868
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:resulted_in acquittal
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:was_a_constitutional_crisis_over executive authority
gptkbp:was_a_political_event_that highlighted partisan divisions
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to future impeachment trials
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Johnson's policies
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_johnson's_removal_of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
gptkbp:was_a_result_of gptkb:conflict
gptkbp:was_a_result_of_tensions_between the executive and legislative branches
gptkbp:was_a_trial_that_raised_questions_about the role of Congress
gptkbp:was_characterized_by intense political debate
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:was_influenced_by_public_opinion divided public sentiment
gptkbp:was_part_of political struggle between Congress and the President
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fortieth_Congress
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