USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Congress was able to override or defeat Johnson’s votos, how many members of Congress (House & Senate) did it take to do this?

A	1/4
B	7/8
C	5/16
D	2/3

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -How many members of Congress are there? There are a total of 535 Members of Congress. 100 serve in the U.S. Senate and 435 serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Use of Impeachment Just eight individuals-all federal judges-have been convicted and removed from office by the Senate. Outside of the 15 federal judges impeached by the House, three Presidents [Andrew Johnson in 1868, William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton in 1998, and Donald J.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. The supremacy of the people through their elected representatives is recognized in Article I, which creates a Congress consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives.

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