Why did the articles of impeachment not stand up against president johnson
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After the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson clashed frequently with the Republican-controlled Congress over reconstruction of the defeated South. Johnson vetoed legislation that Congress passed to protect the rights of those who had been freed from slavery. This led to impeach of the president in the House of Representatives voting, on February 24, 1868. The trial began in the Senate on 5th March, where Republicans held more seats than the requisite two-thirds majority to remove Johnson from office. When the trial ended on May 16, however, the president won acquittal, not because a majority of senators supported his policies but because a sufficient minority wished to protect the office of President and preserve the constitutional balance of powers
The President Andrew Johnson clashed with Republican Congress frequently over the reconstruction of defeated South after civil war.
He voted the legislation that congress must pass to protect the rights of the freed slaves.
The articles of impeachment did not stand up against the President as he won the acquittal supported his policies as the sufficient minority wished for protecting the office of President.