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prohibited the president from removing officials confirmed by the Senate without 
... who had been a leading Republican radical in the Lincoln administration. In 
the fall of 1867, President Johnson attempted to test the constitutionality of the act 
by... [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - Impeachment: Andrew Johnson [PAR] Radical Republicans wanted to enact a sweeping transformation of southern 
social ... On February 21, 1868, challenging the constitutionality of the Tenure of 
... Articles 1-8 charged President Johnson with illegally removing Stanton from 
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impeached when the House of Representatives on February 24, 1868, ... fell one 
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troubling to Republicans in Congress was that President Johnson had, ... Others 
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February 24, 1868, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President 
Johnson. [DOC] [TLE] Why did the Radical Republicans want to impeach Andrew Johnson? [PAR] Oct 8, 2015 ... The Radical Republicans in Congress differed with Andrew ... When Johnson 
tried to remove Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War and a ... impeachment 
proceedings against Johnson in January of 1868. ... The Radical Republicans 
had several reasons for wanting to impeach President Andrew Johnson. [DOC] [TLE] 1865-1877: Rebuilding the Country - US Capitol Visitor Center [PAR] When Congress met again, the Radical Republicans were outraged at Johnson's 
lenient ... When the President tried to remove his Secretary of War without ... "The 
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126 in favor of impeachment to forty-seven opposed on February 24, 1868. ... The 
Senate then tried the president on the impeachment charges. ... In a vote of thirty-
five to remove the president and nineteen opposed, Johnson remained president
. [DOC] [TLE] The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: Conflict Between President ... [PAR] Congressional Reconstruction, guided by Radical Republicans, ... Fully 
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replace ... Johnson dismissed him anyway in 1868, stating that the Tenure of 
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Question: Radical Republicans impeached & tried to remove this president in 1868
Answer: Andrew Johnson