Impeachment Against President Andrew Johnson: Jense Mercado

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Andrew Johnson Jense Mercado Andrew Johnson was born in december 29,1808 in Raleigh,NC.He later then died in July 31, 1875 in Elizabethton TN.His political party was democratic, his presidential term was from April 15, 1864 to March 4 ,1868.Bill Clinton was the only other president to get impeached, he was impeached by the House Of Representative but acquitted by the Senate.Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached. Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges perjury and obstruction of justice. Clinton lied under oath about his affair with Monica Lewinsky but that was not the ground of the impeachment. Impeachment is a formal process in wich an official are accused of unlawful activity,the outcome of which depending on the country. Sometimes turn out to removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment. The process is started by a two-thirds majority vote of the parliament to impeach the president,whereupon the constitutional court decides whether the president is guilty of the crime, if the president is guilty it will lead to removal from power unless he is not found guilty. No Bulgarian president has ever been impeached. …show more content…

The U.S House of Representatives voted 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of wich cite Johnson´s removal of secretary of war Edwin M. Staton ,a violation of the Tenure of office act.The House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in U.S