Question

Which act denied the president the power to remove from office anyone who had been appointed by a past president without the advice anf consent of the senate

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Tenure of Office Act

In response, Congress passed, over Johnson's veto, the Tenure of Office Act. This bold statute, enacted on March 2, 1867, prohibited the president from removing civil officials appointed with the Senate's advice and consent, without first obtaining Senate approval.

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