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Which of President Johnson’s actions led directly to his impeachment by Congress?
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Which of President Johnson’s actions led directly to his impeachment by Congress?

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He fired the Secretary of War in violation of the Tenure of Office Act.

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Lyndon Johnson was impeached on February 1868, due to his decision to remove his Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton from office, in direct violation of the Tenure of Office Act, signed on March 1867.

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