26 ottob 1867 anni - Tenure of Office Act

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- Prohibited president from removing a federal official/military commander without Senate approval.
- Congress wanted to protect Radical Republicans in Johnson's cabinet.
- Johnson challenged this law by dismissing Stanton (Secretary of War, in charge of military governments in South).
- Impeached Johnson, unsuccessfully.

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