What are the formal charges brought against President Andrew Johnson in 1868?

What are the formal charges brought against President Andrew Johnson in 1868?

• A. Articles of Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
• B. Emancipation Proclamation
• C. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• D. Monroe Doctrine

Answer: (A)

In impeachment, the formal charges are called articles of impeachment—the specific accusations the House of Representatives votes to bring against a president. For Andrew Johnson in 1868, the House approved a set of articles accusing him of wrongdoing, notably violating the Tenure of Office Act by removing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, among other alleged abuses. These articles are the documents that lay out the charges and set the stage for a Senate trial to decide whether to convict and remove him from office. The other options are not charges: the Emancipation Proclamation is Lincoln’s wartime order that freed enslaved people in certain areas; the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War; and the Monroe Doctrine is a policy statement about opposing European interference in the Americas.

In impeachment, the formal charges are called articles of impeachment—the specific accusations the House of Representatives votes to bring against a president. For Andrew Johnson in 1868, the House approved a set of articles accusing him of wrongdoing, notably violating the Tenure of Office Act by removing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, among other alleged abuses. These articles are the documents that lay out the charges and set the stage for a Senate trial to decide whether to convict and remove him from office. The other options are not charges: the Emancipation Proclamation is Lincoln’s wartime order that freed enslaved people in certain areas; the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War; and the Monroe Doctrine is a policy statement about opposing European interference in the Americas.