How did Johnson violate the Tenure of Office Act quizlet?

Used as a welfare for freed Black's and homeless people, providing them food, shelter, aid, etc. At first, Freedman's Bureau had the right to resettle newly freed Black's on confiscated farms in the South. Eventually, Johnson pardoned Confederate owners of their lands and courts restored most of the lands to their original owners.
*The Bureau's biggest success was seen through education. Under the leadership of Howard, 3000 schools were set up for freed slaves, which included colleges. Before the federal funding was stopped in 1870, over 200,000 African American's were taught how to read.

Only senator from a confederate state that remained loyal to the union
One of the vice presidents
Southern democrat but the Republican's picked him as Lincoln's running mate to encourage pro-union democrats to vote for the union republican party.
A white supremacist who wasn't the man for the job
Bound to no clash with the republicans and thought the war was not only fought to preserve the union, but to liberate slaves
Vetoed over 29 things, including the Freedmens Burue and the first civil rights act.cC

As president he was denounced by the radical Republicans for his Reconstruction program. When Johnson tried to force Stanton out of office, the radical Republicans passed a resolution of impeachment against him for violation of the Tenure of Office Act, but the Senate failed to convict him by one vote.

Impeachment is the formal accusation by a legislature against a public official, to remove him from office. The term includes both the bringing of charges, or articles, and the trial that may follow. President Andrew Johnson, after violating the Tenure of Office Act, by removing Secretary of War Stanton faced impeachment. The formal accusation of Johnson went through the House on Feb. 24, 1868, but the Senate failed to convict him. This is the only instance of impeachment of an American president.

Similar to Lincoln's 10 percent plan.
In addition to Lincoln's 10% plan policies, Johnson's plan provided disfranchisement [loss of voting rights and to hold offices] aimed directly at the former leaders and office holders of the confederacy and to confederates with more than $20,000 in taxable property [hated masters since he grew up as a broke southerner]. However, he used his presidential power to grant pardons to "disloyal Southerners". As a result of his pardons, many confederate leaders were placed back into office

[1865] "amnesty and pardon" to any Southerner who would swear allegiance to the Union and the Constitution, ex-Confederate leaders should not be eligible for amnesty [like in Lincoln's plan] as well as individuals [almost always plantation owners] whose property was worth over $20,000, state needed to abolish slavery before being readmitted, state required to repeal secession ordinances be readmittance, ratify 13th amendment, disowned Confederate debts

[Part 1: In 1867 over Johnson's veto, congress passed the Tenure office act. This law, which could've been unconstitutional violation of executive authority, prohibited the president from removing a federal official or military commander without approval of the senate. This law was strictly political, it was mainly to protect the radical republicans in Johnson's cabinet, such as the secretary of war, Edward Stanton. Stanton was in charge of the military government in the south.
[Part 2: With Johnson's belief that the tenure office act was unconstitutional, he dismissing Stanton with his own authority. The House was quick to respond by impeaching him, charging him with 11 "high crimes and misdemeanors." Johnson became the first ever president to be impeached, not Bill Clinton. In 1868 after a 3 month trial in the senate, Johnson's political opponents fell one vote short of the necessary two-thirds vote required to remove a president in office.. Seven moderate republicans joined Johnson in voting against conviction because they thought it was a bad precedent to remove a president for political reasons.

"Impeachment is the formal accusation by a legislature against a public official, to remove him from office. The term includes both the bringing of charges, or articles, and the trial that may follow. President Andrew Johnson, after violating the Tenure of Office Act, by removing Secretary of War Stanton faced impeachment. The formal accusation of Johnson went through the House on Feb. 24, 1868, but the Senate failed to convict him. This is the only instance of impeachment of an American president."

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