USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which act denied the President the power to remove from office anyone who had been appointed by a past President without the advice and consent of the Senate?
A
The Hatch Act
B
The War Powers Act
C
The Glass-Segall Act
D
The Tenure of Office Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In reaching that decision, the Supreme Court stated in its majority opinion (though in dicta), “that the Tenure of Office Act of 1867, insofar as it attempted to prevent the president from removing executive officers who had been appointed by him by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, was invalid".

Detailed explanation-2: -In March of 1867 they also passed, over Johnson’s presidential veto, the Tenure of Office Act which was designed to limit the president’s ability to shape his cabinet by requiring that not only appointments but also dismissals be approved by the Senate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

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