Question

An important result of the impeachment crisis of 1868 was that _________________.

• A. President Andrew Johnson was removed from office.
• B. power shifted in the government from President Andrew Johnson to Congress.
• C. President Andrew Johnson was able to defeat the Radicals' plan for Reconstruction.
• D. impeachment proceedings motivated by political differences became common in subsequent years.
• E. impeachment rules were rewritten to preclude another politically motivated impeachment.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

power shifted in the government from President Andrew Johnson to Congress.

An important result of the impeachment crisis of 1868 was that power shifted in the government from President Andrew Johnson to Congress. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24, 1868, to impeach Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, for "high crimes and misdemeanors."