Question

The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was due to

Answer 1

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachmentagainst President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson'sremoval of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in U.S. history.

Answer 2

Answer:

was due to violation of the Tenure of Office Act.

Explanation:

Andrew Johnson's impeachment began in 1868 on charges of violation of the Tenure of Office Act, which made the resignation of certain cabinet posts conditional upon prior Senate approval. Johnson had fired Secretary of Defense Edwin M. Stanton, a radical Republican, without prior consultation with the Senate.