Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
political event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
political_ramifications_for_Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:can_be |
Tenure of Office Act
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| gptkbp:chargingTime |
high crimes and misdemeanors
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Salmon_P._Chase
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| gptkbp:commissionDate |
May 26, 1868
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| gptkbp:committee |
various political figures
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| gptkbp:consequences |
influenced civil rights legislation
increased legislative power |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:William_M._Evarts
gptkb:Benjamin_F._Butler Senate |
| gptkbp:criticism |
unconstitutional charges
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| gptkbp:divisions |
intensified_between_North_and_South
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately three months
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
debated by historians
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
varied perspectives
set precedent for future impeachments |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
significant_in_U.S._history
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| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
Civil War aftermath
critical examination of presidential power |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
extensively documented
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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| gptkbp:impact |
strengthened_Congress's_power
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
first presidential impeachment
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| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future political actions
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| gptkbp:mandates |
two-thirds majority
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive media attention
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| gptkbp:outcome |
acquitted
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| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
vetoing legislation
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| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
gptkb:post-Civil_War_America
turbulent increased polarization long-lasting implications lenient_towards_the_South |
| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:U.S._Senate_chamber
gptkb:Radical_Republicans 17th President of the United States constitutional process 11 articles of impeachment first presidential trial in U.S. history set a precedent for accountability weakened presidency Moderate_Republicans Johnson_remained_in_office |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
divided
eroded trust in government |
| gptkbp:related_to |
Reconstruction Era
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| gptkbp:result |
35 guilty, 19 not guilty
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
House_vote_126-47
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| gptkbp:year |
1868
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