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What happened when president johnson vetoed (refused to sign) radical reconstruction laws?

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Congress passed the acts over his veto.

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Nothing. The congress managed to get enough votes to override the veto and the laws became official legislation. His veto was in vain, and that happens often when the president vetoes something that the congress has bipartisan support for.
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